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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 3 September 2018

On Monday 3 September, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind2.37 GW8%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass1.97 GW6%Solar1.46 GW5%Gas14.19 GW45%Coal1.35 GW4%Imports1.98 GW6%Nuclear7.85 GW25%30.7GW AVERAGE8%45%25%
Price
£61.44/MWh
Day average £61.44
Demand30.7GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables13%
Other38%
Carbon intensityHigh
279g/kWh
0Day average 279300
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Key moments

On Monday 3 September 2018, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 279 g/kWh and the price £61.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 17:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (204 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (316 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.65/MWh at 04:30 to £72.83/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 48% 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 1.464.7%Wind 2.377.6%Gas 14.1945.3%Hydro 0.140.4%Biomass 1.976.3%Nuclear 7.8525.1%Coal 1.354.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 17:25
Low 20.3 · 03:40Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
42 Out
9
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 0%Wind 8%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 3 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 3 September 2018, Great Britain imported 42 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 3 Sept
Imported
42GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.38GW 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

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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