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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 1 September 2019

On Sunday 1 September, demand averaged 25.9 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

25.9GW AVERAGEWind6.96 GW26%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass1.75 GW7%Solar2.22 GW8%Gas6.68 GW25%Imports2.22 GW8%Nuclear6.24 GW23%25.9GW AVERAGE26%8%25%8%23%
Price
£28.41/MWh
Day average £28.41
Demand25.9GW
Generation 24.4Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables37%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
134g/kWh
0Day average 134300
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Key moments

On Sunday 1 September 2019, wind supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 31.4 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 134 g/kWh and the price £28.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (95 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (199 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £7.22/MWh at 00:00 to £51.71/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 29% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.228.3%Wind 6.9626.2%Gas 6.6825.1%Hydro 0.542.0%Biomass 1.756.6%Nuclear 6.2423.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.9avgGeneration 24.4avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.4GW · 12:35
Low 18.9 · 04:40Avg 25.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 24.4Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports31GWh
In
44 Out
14
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 2%Wind 29%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 1 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 1 September 2019, Great Britain imported 44 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (19 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 1 Sept
Imported
44GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
31GWh
Average net flow
1.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.62GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWGenerating

Generated 8.8 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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