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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 14 September 2017

On Thursday 14 September, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind8.13 GW25%Hydro0.46 GW1%Solar1.62 GW5%Gas11.75 GW36%Coal1.32 GW4%Imports2.25 GW7%Nuclear7.43 GW23%32.5GW AVERAGE25%36%23%
Price
£45.34/MWh
Day average £45.34
Demand32.5GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables31%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 14 September 2017, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 16:55. The price £45.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 13:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £37.24/MWh at 04:00 to £81.50/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 1.624.9%Wind 8.1324.7%Gas 11.7535.7%Hydro 0.461.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4322.5%Coal 1.324.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.7GW · 16:55
Low 22.1 · 04:15Avg 32.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
49 Out
1
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 14 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 14 September 2017, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 14 Sept
Imported
49GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.03GW 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

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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