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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 6 September 2018

On Thursday 6 September, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind3.22 GW10%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.60 GW8%Solar1.32 GW4%Gas13.37 GW41%Coal2.18 GW7%Imports1.50 GW5%Nuclear7.91 GW25%31.6GW AVERAGE10%8%41%25%
Price
£67.35/MWh
Day average £67.35
Demand31.6GW
Generation 30.8Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables15%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
286g/kWh
0Day average 286300
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Key moments

On Thursday 6 September 2018, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 38.0 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 286 g/kWh and the price £67.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (189 g/kWh) and highest at 10:30 (322 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 23:30 to £81.38/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 43% 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 1.324.1%Wind 3.2210.0%Gas 13.3741.4%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.608.0%Nuclear 7.9124.5%Coal 2.186.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.0GW · 17:25
Low 21.9 · 03:25Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports22GWh
In
32 Out
10
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 6 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 6 September 2018, Great Britain imported 32 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (18 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 6 Sept
Imported
32GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
22GWh
Average net flow
0.91GW 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

Average0.72GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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