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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 September 2019

On Sunday 8 September, demand averaged 26.6 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

26.6GW AVERAGEWind2.70 GW10%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass2.34 GW9%Solar2.16 GW8%Gas10.16 GW37%Imports3.15 GW11%Nuclear6.31 GW23%26.6GW AVERAGE10%9%8%37%11%23%
Price
£35.46/MWh
Day average £35.46
Demand26.6GW
Generation 24.2Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables20%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
189g/kWh
0Day average 189300
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 September 2019, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 31.9 GW at 20:00. Carbon intensity averaged 189 g/kWh and the price £35.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (148 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (242 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.71/MWh at 08:00 to £55.89/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 42% 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 2.167.9%Wind 2.709.9%Gas 10.1637.1%Hydro 0.562.0%Biomass 2.348.6%Nuclear 6.3123.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.6avgGeneration 24.2avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.9GW · 20:00
Low 19.3 · 04:45Avg 26.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.2Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
71 Out
16
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 8 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 September 2019, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 Sept
Imported
71GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.72GWImporting

In 41.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.61GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 2.6 GWh

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