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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 13 September 2017

On Wednesday 13 September, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind7.82 GW24%Hydro0.49 GW2%Solar1.67 GW5%Gas11.10 GW34%Coal1.31 GW4%Imports2.31 GW7%Nuclear7.48 GW23%32.0GW AVERAGE24%34%7%23%
Price
£53.55/MWh
Day average £53.55
Demand32.0GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables31%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 13 September 2017, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 17:25. The price £53.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 11:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £42.30/MWh at 14:30 to £86.48/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 37% 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 1.675.2%Wind 7.8224.3%Gas 11.1034.5%Hydro 0.491.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4823.2%Coal 1.314.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.7GW · 17:25
Low 21.7 · 03:25Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
48 Out
0
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 13 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 13 September 2017, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 13 Sept
Imported
48GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.00GW 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

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 0.4 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

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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