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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 15 September 2019

On Sunday 15 September, demand averaged 27.0 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

27.0GW AVERAGEWind6.40 GW23%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass1.21 GW4%Solar1.53 GW5%Gas9.33 GW33%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports2.64 GW9%Nuclear6.49 GW23%27.0GW AVERAGE23%33%9%23%
Price
£31.39/MWh
Day average £31.39
Demand27.0GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables30%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
176g/kWh
0Day average 176300
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Key moments

On Sunday 15 September 2019, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 33.0 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 176 g/kWh and the price £31.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 03:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (133 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (245 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £7.92/MWh at 02:30 to £61.41/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 36% 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 1.535.4%Wind 6.4022.6%Gas 9.3333.0%Hydro 0.562.0%Biomass 1.214.3%Nuclear 6.4922.9%Coal 0.130.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.0avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.0GW · 17:25
Low 19.6 · 04:55Avg 27.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports36GWh
In
59 Out
23
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 15 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 15 September 2019, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to France (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 15 Sept
Imported
59GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
36GWh
Average net flow
1.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.80GWImporting

In 29.0 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.45GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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