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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 September 2019

On Monday 16 September, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind4.25 GW13%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass1.81 GW6%Solar1.09 GW3%Gas14.87 GW46%Coal0.58 GW2%Imports2.46 GW8%Nuclear6.49 GW20%31.2GW AVERAGE13%46%8%20%
Price
£43.82/MWh
Day average £43.82
Demand31.2GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables18%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
235g/kWh
0Day average 235300
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Key moments

On Monday 16 September 2019, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 11:15. Carbon intensity averaged 235 g/kWh and the price £43.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (163 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (272 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.98/MWh at 04:30 to £60.94/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 50% 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 1.093.4%Wind 4.2513.2%Gas 14.8746.3%Hydro 0.561.7%Biomass 1.815.6%Nuclear 6.4920.2%Coal 0.581.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 11:15
Low 20.8 · 03:00Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports36GWh
In
54 Out
18
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 16 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 September 2019, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 Sept
Imported
54GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
36GWh
Average net flow
1.51GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.61GWImporting

In 38.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.10GWImporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 3.8 GWh

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