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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 30 September 2016

On Friday 30 September, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind3.68 GW12%Hydro0.55 GW2%Solar1.50 GW5%Gas14.58 GW46%Coal2.34 GW7%Imports2.01 GW6%Nuclear7.24 GW23%31.4GW AVERAGE12%46%7%23%
Price
£44.98/MWh
Day average £44.98
Demand31.4GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables18%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 30 September 2016, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 37.9 GW at 19:10. The price £44.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £29.89/MWh at 02:30 to £123.80/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.504.7%Wind 3.6811.5%Gas 14.5845.7%Hydro 0.551.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2422.7%Coal 2.347.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.9GW · 19:10
Low 21.1 · 04:00Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
36 Out
4
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 30 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 30 September 2016, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 30 Sept
Imported
36GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.40GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 11.8 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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