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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 5 September 2017

On Tuesday 5 September, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind4.55 GW15%Hydro0.36 GW1%Solar0.83 GW3%Gas12.10 GW39%Coal1.38 GW4%Imports3.40 GW11%Nuclear8.45 GW27%30.7GW AVERAGE15%39%11%27%
Price
£42.70/MWh
Day average £42.70
Demand30.7GW
Generation 27.7Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables18%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 5 September 2017, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 17:25. The price £42.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 23:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 15:30. The wholesale price ranged from £27.99/MWh at 03:30 to £59.44/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 44% 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 0.832.7%Wind 4.5514.7%Gas 12.1038.9%Hydro 0.361.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4527.2%Coal 1.384.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 17:25
Low 20.4 · 03:00Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
74 Out
0
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 5 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 5 September 2017, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 5 Sept
Imported
74GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.08GW 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

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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