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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 17 September 2017

On Sunday 17 September, demand averaged 27.2 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

27.2GW AVERAGEWind1.59 GW6%Hydro0.44 GW2%Solar1.31 GW5%Gas13.45 GW48%Coal1.13 GW4%Imports2.38 GW9%Nuclear7.47 GW27%27.2GW AVERAGE48%9%27%
Price
£49.90/MWh
Day average £49.90
Demand27.2GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables12%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 17 September 2017, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 19:40. The price £49.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 14:30. The wholesale price ranged from £41.74/MWh at 03:00 to £73.44/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 53% 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 1.314.7%Wind 1.595.7%Gas 13.4548.4%Hydro 0.441.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4726.9%Coal 1.134.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.2avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 19:40
Low 19.4 · 04:40Avg 27.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
51 Out
3
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 2%Wind 6%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 17 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 17 September 2017, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 17 Sept
Imported
51GWh
Exported
3GWh
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

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 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 5.6 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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