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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 September 2019

On Monday 2 September, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind8.49 GW28%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass2.21 GW7%Solar1.68 GW6%Gas8.16 GW27%Coal0.56 GW2%Imports2.44 GW8%Nuclear6.20 GW20%29.9GW AVERAGE28%7%27%8%20%
Price
£27.81/MWh
Day average £27.81
Demand29.9GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables35%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
160g/kWh
0Day average 160300
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Key moments

On Monday 2 September 2019, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 160 g/kWh and the price £27.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.3 GW at 21:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (204 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £4.17/MWh at 23:30 to £47.95/MWh at 08:00. Wind made 30% 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 1.685.6%Wind 8.4928.0%Gas 8.1626.9%Hydro 0.571.9%Biomass 2.217.3%Nuclear 6.2020.5%Coal 0.561.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 13:00
Low 19.4 · 03:45Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
57 Out
5
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 2 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 2 September 2019, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 2 Sept
Imported
57GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.17GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.35GWImporting

In 32.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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