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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 15 September 2017

On Friday 15 September, demand averaged 32.3 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

32.3GW AVERAGEWind5.21 GW16%Hydro0.51 GW2%Solar1.39 GW4%Gas14.19 GW43%Coal1.85 GW6%Imports2.33 GW7%Nuclear7.37 GW22%32.3GW AVERAGE16%43%7%22%
Price
£52.28/MWh
Day average £52.28
Demand32.3GW
Generation 30.5Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables22%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 15 September 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 37.9 GW at 09:30. The price £52.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £37.91/MWh at 02:00 to £73.87/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 47% 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 1.394.2%Wind 5.2115.9%Gas 14.1943.2%Hydro 0.511.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3722.4%Coal 1.855.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.3avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.9GW · 09:30
Low 22.5 · 04:00Avg 32.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
48 Out
4
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 15 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 15 September 2017, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 15 Sept
Imported
48GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.84GW 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

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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