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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 September 2019

On Monday 9 September, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind3.26 GW10%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.30 GW7%Solar0.56 GW2%Gas15.63 GW50%Coal0.49 GW2%Imports2.49 GW8%Nuclear6.36 GW20%31.0GW AVERAGE10%7%50%8%20%
Price
£35.11/MWh
Day average £35.11
Demand31.0GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables14%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
251g/kWh
0Day average 251300
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Key moments

On Monday 9 September 2019, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 251 g/kWh and the price £35.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 07:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (287 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.62/MWh at 03:30 to £49.36/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 54% 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 0.561.8%Wind 3.2610.3%Gas 15.6349.5%Hydro 0.471.5%Biomass 2.307.3%Nuclear 6.3620.2%Coal 0.491.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 17:25
Low 20.2 · 03:25Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
57 Out
7
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 9 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 September 2019, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Sept
Imported
57GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.34GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.47GWImporting

In 35.5 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.05GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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