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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 6 September 2017

On Wednesday 6 September, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind6.57 GW21%Hydro0.33 GW1%Solar1.42 GW5%Gas9.82 GW32%Coal1.23 GW4%Imports3.09 GW10%Nuclear8.45 GW27%30.4GW AVERAGE21%32%10%27%
Price
£41.22/MWh
Day average £41.22
Demand30.4GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables27%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 6 September 2017, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 16:55. The price £41.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 09:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £24.20/MWh at 04:00 to £62.81/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 35% 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 1.424.6%Wind 6.5721.2%Gas 9.8231.8%Hydro 0.331.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4527.3%Coal 1.234.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 16:55
Low 20.5 · 03:05Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
69 Out
3
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 6 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 6 September 2017, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 6 Sept
Imported
69GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.73GW 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

Average1.79GWImporting

In 43.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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