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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 22 September 2017

On Friday 22 September, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind4.59 GW15%Hydro0.39 GW1%Solar1.70 GW5%Gas13.80 GW44%Coal1.20 GW4%Imports1.98 GW6%Nuclear7.72 GW25%31.0GW AVERAGE15%44%25%
Price
£44.08/MWh
Day average £44.08
Demand31.0GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables21%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 22 September 2017, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 12:05. The price £44.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 16:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £36.69/MWh at 14:30 to £66.63/MWh at 19:30. 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 1.705.4%Wind 4.5914.6%Gas 13.8044.0%Hydro 0.391.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7224.6%Coal 1.203.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 12:05
Low 21.5 · 04:15Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
41 Out
1
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 6%

Transfers · Fri 22 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 22 September 2017, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 22 Sept
Imported
41GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.65GW 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

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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