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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 10 September 2018

On Monday 10 September, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind9.72 GW31%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass2.39 GW7%Solar1.39 GW4%Gas8.47 GW27%Coal0.79 GW2%Imports1.88 GW6%Nuclear6.91 GW22%31.1GW AVERAGE31%7%27%22%
Price
£58.93/MWh
Day average £58.93
Demand31.1GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables36%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
171g/kWh
0Day average 171300
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Key moments

On Monday 10 September 2018, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 171 g/kWh and the price £58.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 22:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (109 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.68/MWh at 04:30 to £80.14/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 32% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.394.4%Wind 9.7230.6%Gas 8.4726.6%Hydro 0.260.8%Biomass 2.397.5%Nuclear 6.9121.7%Coal 0.792.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 17:25
Low 20.3 · 03:20Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports29GWh
In
36 Out
7
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 10 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 10 September 2018, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (20 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 10 Sept
Imported
36GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
29GWh
Average net flow
1.20GW 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

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.3 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 9.1 GWhPumped 10.6 GWh

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