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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 8 September 2017

On Friday 8 September, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind6.60 GW21%Hydro0.45 GW1%Solar1.16 GW4%Gas10.82 GW34%Coal1.08 GW3%Imports3.19 GW10%Nuclear8.28 GW26%31.1GW AVERAGE21%34%10%26%
Price
£39.83/MWh
Day average £39.83
Demand31.1GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables26%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 8 September 2017, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 12:30. The price £39.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £17.13/MWh at 03:00 to £54.00/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 38% 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 1.163.7%Wind 6.6020.9%Gas 10.8234.3%Hydro 0.451.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2826.2%Coal 1.083.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 12:30
Low 21.1 · 04:00Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
71 Out
1
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 8 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 8 September 2017, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 8 Sept
Imported
71GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.94GW 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

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.1 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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