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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 6 September 2019

On Friday 6 September, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind11.98 GW39%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass1.99 GW6%Solar1.09 GW4%Gas6.76 GW22%Coal0.31 GW1%Imports2.12 GW7%Nuclear6.25 GW20%30.1GW AVERAGE39%22%20%
Price
£26.43/MWh
Day average £26.43
Demand30.1GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables44%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
132g/kWh
0Day average 132300
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Key moments

On Friday 6 September 2019, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 132 g/kWh and the price £26.43/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.1 GW at 14:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (95 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (167 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £3.34/MWh at 03:30 to £43.26/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 41% 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 1.093.5%Wind 11.9838.6%Gas 6.7621.8%Hydro 0.541.7%Biomass 1.996.4%Nuclear 6.2520.1%Coal 0.311.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 11:00
Low 20.8 · 04:15Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports32GWh
In
48 Out
16
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 6 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 6 September 2019, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 6 Sept
Imported
48GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
32GWh
Average net flow
1.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.60GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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