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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 28 September 2017

On Thursday 28 September, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind4.09 GW13%Hydro0.47 GW1%Solar1.53 GW5%Gas15.62 GW49%Coal0.88 GW3%Imports2.38 GW7%Nuclear6.99 GW22%31.5GW AVERAGE13%49%7%22%
Price
£47.51/MWh
Day average £47.51
Demand31.5GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables19%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
257g/kWh
0Day average 257300
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Key moments

On Thursday 28 September 2017, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 39.0 GW at 19:15. Carbon intensity averaged 257 g/kWh and the price £47.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (196 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (305 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.10/MWh at 00:00 to £72.08/MWh at 19:00. 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 1.534.8%Wind 4.0912.8%Gas 15.6248.9%Hydro 0.471.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.9921.9%Coal 0.882.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.0GW · 19:15
Low 21.0 · 04:15Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
50 Out
1
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 28 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 28 September 2017, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 28 Sept
Imported
50GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.03GW 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

Average0.77GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 10.3 GWh

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