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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 10 September 2019

On Tuesday 10 September, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind4.36 GW14%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.20 GW7%Solar1.50 GW5%Gas12.86 GW41%Coal0.41 GW1%Imports3.44 GW11%Nuclear6.45 GW20%31.1GW AVERAGE14%41%11%20%
Price
£33.99/MWh
Day average £33.99
Demand31.1GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables20%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 10 September 2019, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £33.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (120 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (282 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.80/MWh at 00:00 to £59.72/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 46% 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 1.504.7%Wind 4.3613.8%Gas 12.8640.6%Hydro 0.471.5%Biomass 2.206.9%Nuclear 6.4520.4%Coal 0.411.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 17:25
Low 21.4 · 03:15Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
80 Out
11
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 15%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 10 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 10 September 2019, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 10 Sept
Imported
80GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.87GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.74GWImporting

In 41.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 3.5 GWh

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