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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 12 September 2019

On Thursday 12 September, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind9.36 GW30%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass1.67 GW5%Solar1.35 GW4%Gas8.53 GW27%Coal0.31 GW1%Imports3.40 GW11%Nuclear6.49 GW20%31.2GW AVERAGE30%27%11%20%
Price
£34.60/MWh
Day average £34.60
Demand31.2GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables36%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
151g/kWh
0Day average 151300
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Key moments

On Thursday 12 September 2019, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 37.2 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 151 g/kWh and the price £34.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.9 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (111 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (201 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.65/MWh at 00:30 to £48.11/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 33% 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 1.354.3%Wind 9.3629.5%Gas 8.5326.9%Hydro 0.591.9%Biomass 1.675.3%Nuclear 6.4920.5%Coal 0.311.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.2GW · 16:55
Low 21.4 · 04:10Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
79 Out
11
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 12 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 12 September 2019, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 12 Sept
Imported
79GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.84GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 9.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.50GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 1.8 GWh

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