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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 2 September 2018

On Sunday 2 September, demand averaged 26.7 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

26.7GW AVERAGEWind4.51 GW17%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.47 GW5%Solar1.93 GW7%Gas8.16 GW30%Coal0.36 GW1%Imports2.70 GW10%Nuclear7.73 GW29%26.7GW AVERAGE17%7%30%10%29%
Price
£57.20/MWh
Day average £57.20
Demand26.7GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables24%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
191g/kWh
0Day average 191300
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Key moments

On Sunday 2 September 2018, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 29%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 191 g/kWh and the price £57.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 15:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (162 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (242 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.14/MWh at 15:00 to £79.20/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 34% 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 1.937.1%Wind 4.5116.7%Gas 8.1630.2%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 1.475.5%Nuclear 7.7328.6%Coal 0.361.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.7avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.0GW · 17:55
Low 19.6 · 03:50Avg 26.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
61 Out
1
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 32%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sun 2 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 2 September 2018, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 2 Sept
Imported
61GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.48GW 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

Average1.56GWImporting

In 37.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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