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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 1 September 2017

On Friday 1 September, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind0.96 GW3%Hydro0.32 GW1%Solar2.10 GW7%Gas12.66 GW43%Coal1.61 GW5%Imports3.24 GW11%Nuclear8.44 GW29%28.9GW AVERAGE7%43%11%29%
Price
£42.81/MWh
Day average £42.81
Demand28.9GW
Generation 26.1Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables12%
Other40%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 1 September 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 29%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 12:05. The price £42.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £34.37/MWh at 04:30 to £60.82/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 48% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.107.2%Wind 0.963.3%Gas 12.6643.1%Hydro 0.321.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4428.8%Coal 1.615.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.8GW · 12:05
Low 20.1 · 03:55Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
74 Out
2
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 32%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 1 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 1 September 2017, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 1 Sept
Imported
74GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
2.98GW 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

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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