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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 27 September 2018

On Thursday 27 September, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

32.2GW AVERAGEWind6.58 GW20%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass2.02 GW6%Solar1.99 GW6%Gas8.72 GW27%Coal3.24 GW10%Imports2.87 GW9%Nuclear6.80 GW21%32.2GW AVERAGE20%27%10%9%21%
Price
£66.91/MWh
Day average £66.91
Demand32.2GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables28%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
257g/kWh
0Day average 257300
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Key moments

On Thursday 27 September 2018, gas supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 19:20. Carbon intensity averaged 257 g/kWh and the price £66.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 11:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (168 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (315 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £56.24/MWh at 13:30 to £88.73/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 29% 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 1.996.1%Wind 6.5820.1%Gas 8.7226.6%Hydro 0.581.8%Biomass 2.026.2%Nuclear 6.8020.7%Coal 3.249.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.2avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.7GW · 19:20
Low 22.5 · 04:10Avg 32.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
66 Out
12
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 27 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 27 September 2018, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 27 Sept
Imported
66GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.26GW 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

Average1.76GWImporting

In 42.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 11.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 2.7 GWh

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