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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 2 September 2017

On Saturday 2 September, demand averaged 26.0 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

26.0GW AVERAGEWind1.68 GW6%Hydro0.29 GW1%Solar2.14 GW8%Gas9.64 GW37%Coal0.68 GW3%Imports3.31 GW13%Nuclear8.45 GW32%26.0GW AVERAGE8%37%13%32%
Price
£37.79/MWh
Day average £37.79
Demand26.0GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables16%
Other45%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 2 September 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 32%. Demand peaked at 30.7 GW at 17:55. The price £37.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 23:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £28.14/MWh at 05:30 to £51.88/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 42% 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 2.148.2%Wind 1.686.4%Gas 9.6436.8%Hydro 0.291.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4532.3%Coal 0.682.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.0avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.7GW · 17:55
Low 19.0 · 04:40Avg 26.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
76 Out
0
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 37%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sat 2 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 2 September 2017, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 2 Sept
Imported
76GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.18GW 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

Average1.72GWImporting

In 41.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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