All interconnectors
Sat 9 Sept- Imported
- 69GWh
- Exported
- 0GWh
- Net in
- 69GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.89GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 9 September 2017
On Saturday 9 September, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.
Price
£43.10/MWh
Day average £43.10
Demand28.0GW
Generation 25.1Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables20%
Other39%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Saturday 9 September 2017, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 33.7 GW at 12:25. The price £43.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 01:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £30.64/MWh at 04:30 to £85.45/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.555.5%Wind 3.6613.0%Gas 10.1536.0%Hydro 0.471.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9628.2%Coal 1.294.6%
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£49.76
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Demand 23.4Generation 20.2Transfers 3.2
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Demand 28.0avgGeneration 25.1avgTransfers 3.0avg
Peak demand33.7GW · 12:25
Low 20.4 · 04:25Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 25.1Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports69GWh
In69
Out0
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 32%Hydro 2%Wind 15%Solar 6%
Transfers · Sat 9 Sept
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 9 September 2017, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.50GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 36.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.62GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 14.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.77GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.07GWGenerating
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 3.8 GWh
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