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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 3 September 2017

On Sunday 3 September, demand averaged 26.0 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

26.0GW AVERAGEWind5.92 GW22%Hydro0.20 GW1%Solar0.82 GW3%Gas7.27 GW28%Coal0.84 GW3%Imports2.92 GW11%Nuclear8.45 GW32%26.0GW AVERAGE22%28%11%32%
Price
£36.32/MWh
Day average £36.32
Demand26.0GW
Generation 23.5Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables26%
Other43%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 3 September 2017, nuclear supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 32.2 GW at 17:55. The price £36.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 13:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £12.32/MWh at 02:30 to £63.98/MWh at 20:00. Nuclear made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 24% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.823.1%Wind 5.9222.4%Gas 7.2727.5%Hydro 0.200.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4532.0%Coal 0.843.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.0avgGeneration 23.5avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.2GW · 17:55
Low 18.4 · 04:25Avg 26.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.5Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
65 Out
1
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 36%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 3 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 3 September 2017, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 3 Sept
Imported
65GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.68GW 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

Average1.66GWImporting

In 39.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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