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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 September 2018

On Thursday 13 September, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind6.91 GW21%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass2.45 GW8%Solar1.88 GW6%Gas10.28 GW32%Coal1.87 GW6%Imports1.45 GW4%Nuclear7.28 GW22%31.7GW AVERAGE21%8%32%22%
Price
£66.79/MWh
Day average £66.79
Demand31.7GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables28%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
233g/kWh
0Day average 233300
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Key moments

On Thursday 13 September 2018, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 233 g/kWh and the price £66.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 13:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (165 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (287 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.05/MWh at 02:00 to £91.78/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 33% 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 1.885.8%Wind 6.9121.2%Gas 10.2831.6%Hydro 0.461.4%Biomass 2.457.5%Nuclear 7.2822.3%Coal 1.875.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 17:25
Low 21.9 · 03:25Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports12GWh
In
29 Out
17
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 13 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 September 2018, Great Britain imported 29 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (15 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 Sept
Imported
29GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
12GWh
Average net flow
0.51GW 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

Average0.44GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.33GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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