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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 10 September 2017

On Sunday 10 September, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind6.96 GW25%Hydro0.44 GW2%Solar0.78 GW3%Gas7.41 GW27%Coal1.02 GW4%Imports3.04 GW11%Nuclear7.96 GW29%27.5GW AVERAGE25%27%11%29%
Price
£42.50/MWh
Day average £42.50
Demand27.5GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables30%
Other40%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 10 September 2017, nuclear supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 20:00. The price £42.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 16:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 10:30. The wholesale price ranged from £27.53/MWh at 23:30 to £66.13/MWh at 20:00. Nuclear made 32% 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 0.782.8%Wind 6.9625.2%Gas 7.4126.8%Hydro 0.441.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9628.8%Coal 1.023.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 20:00
Low 19.6 · 04:50Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
69 Out
0
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 32%Hydro 2%Wind 28%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 10 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 10 September 2017, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 10 Sept
Imported
69GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.86GW 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

Average1.43GWImporting

In 34.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 3.3 GWh

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