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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 13 September 2019

On Friday 13 September, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind5.09 GW16%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass1.72 GW6%Solar2.37 GW8%Gas11.34 GW37%Coal0.46 GW1%Imports3.02 GW10%Nuclear6.48 GW21%30.2GW AVERAGE16%8%37%10%21%
Price
£38.22/MWh
Day average £38.22
Demand30.2GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables26%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
194g/kWh
0Day average 194300
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Key moments

On Friday 13 September 2019, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 194 g/kWh and the price £38.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (124 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (257 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.29/MWh at 06:30 to £49.52/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 40% 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 2.377.6%Wind 5.0916.4%Gas 11.3436.5%Hydro 0.591.9%Biomass 1.725.6%Nuclear 6.4820.8%Coal 0.461.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 10:30
Low 21.2 · 03:15Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
67 Out
20
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 18%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 13 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 13 September 2019, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 13 Sept
Imported
67GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.47GWImporting

In 35.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 0.7 GWh

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