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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 7 September 2019

On Saturday 7 September, demand averaged 27.0 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

27.0GW AVERAGEWind5.94 GW21%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass1.97 GW7%Solar1.54 GW5%Gas9.10 GW32%Imports2.53 GW9%Nuclear6.29 GW22%27.0GW AVERAGE21%7%32%9%22%
Price
£32.57/MWh
Day average £32.57
Demand27.0GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables29%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
165g/kWh
0Day average 165300
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Key moments

On Saturday 7 September 2019, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 31.9 GW at 10:55. Carbon intensity averaged 165 g/kWh and the price £32.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (108 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (213 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.52/MWh at 01:30 to £45.91/MWh at 23:30. Gas made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.545.5%Wind 5.9421.2%Gas 9.1032.5%Hydro 0.652.3%Biomass 1.977.0%Nuclear 6.2922.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.0avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.9GW · 10:55
Low 20.0 · 04:25Avg 27.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
58 Out
20
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 3%Wind 23%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sat 7 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 7 September 2019, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 7 Sept
Imported
58GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.33GWImporting

In 31.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.27GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 3.4 GWh

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