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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 24 September 2017

On Sunday 24 September, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind4.78 GW17%Hydro0.40 GW1%Solar1.35 GW5%Gas10.13 GW37%Coal0.98 GW4%Imports2.29 GW8%Nuclear7.64 GW28%27.3GW AVERAGE17%37%8%28%
Price
£47.53/MWh
Day average £47.53
Demand27.3GW
Generation 25.3Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables24%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 24 September 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 34.5 GW at 19:15. The price £47.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £34.66/MWh at 02:30 to £95.29/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 40% 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 1.354.9%Wind 4.7817.3%Gas 10.1336.8%Hydro 0.401.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6427.7%Coal 0.983.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 25.3avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.5GW · 19:15
Low 19.2 · 04:45Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 25.3Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
46 Out
1
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 2%Wind 19%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 24 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 24 September 2017, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 24 Sept
Imported
46GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.89GW 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

Average0.21GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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