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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 1 September 2018

On Saturday 1 September, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind2.99 GW11%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.48 GW5%Solar1.94 GW7%Gas9.83 GW35%Coal0.73 GW3%Imports2.99 GW11%Nuclear7.61 GW27%27.3GW AVERAGE11%35%11%27%
Price
£60.22/MWh
Day average £60.22
Demand27.3GW
Generation 24.8Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables19%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
233g/kWh
0Day average 233300
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Key moments

On Saturday 1 September 2018, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 31.9 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 233 g/kWh and the price £60.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 02:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (198 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (259 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 01:00 to £83.37/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.947.0%Wind 2.9910.8%Gas 9.8335.4%Hydro 0.210.8%Biomass 1.485.3%Nuclear 7.6127.4%Coal 0.732.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 24.8avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.9GW · 12:05
Low 20.6 · 04:10Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.8Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
68 Out
6
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sat 1 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 1 September 2018, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 1 Sept
Imported
68GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.56GW 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

Average1.75GWImporting

In 42.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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