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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 11 September 2017

On Monday 11 September, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind9.95 GW31%Hydro0.39 GW1%Solar1.45 GW5%Gas8.55 GW27%Coal1.25 GW4%Imports2.13 GW7%Nuclear7.97 GW25%31.3GW AVERAGE31%27%25%
Price
£36.77/MWh
Day average £36.77
Demand31.3GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables37%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 11 September 2017, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 38.6 GW at 17:25. The price £36.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 17:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £1.50/MWh at 03:30 to £60.96/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 16% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.454.6%Wind 9.9531.4%Gas 8.5527.0%Hydro 0.391.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9725.1%Coal 1.253.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.6GW · 17:25
Low 19.7 · 03:25Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
45 Out
1
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 11 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 11 September 2017, Great Britain imported 45 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 11 Sept
Imported
45GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.87GW 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

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 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 5.5 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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