Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 16 September 2017

On Saturday 16 September, demand averaged 28.4 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

28.4GW AVERAGEWind3.06 GW11%Hydro0.47 GW2%Solar1.20 GW4%Gas13.24 GW46%Coal1.21 GW4%Imports2.33 GW8%Nuclear7.38 GW26%28.4GW AVERAGE11%46%8%26%
Price
£47.60/MWh
Day average £47.60
Demand28.4GW
Generation 26.6Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables16%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 16 September 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 33.3 GW at 19:40. The price £47.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £39.27/MWh at 02:30 to £67.09/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 50% 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 1.204.2%Wind 3.0610.6%Gas 13.2445.8%Hydro 0.471.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3825.5%Coal 1.214.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.4avgGeneration 26.6avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.3GW · 19:40
Low 21.4 · 04:40Avg 28.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 26.6Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
50 Out
0
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 16 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 16 September 2017, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 16 Sept
Imported
50GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.10GW 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

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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