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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 19 September 2019

On Thursday 19 September, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind1.31 GW4%Hydro0.49 GW2%Biomass1.23 GW4%Solar2.25 GW7%Gas16.75 GW52%Coal0.28 GW1%Imports3.05 GW9%Nuclear6.82 GW21%31.1GW AVERAGE7%52%9%21%
Price
£43.00/MWh
Day average £43.00
Demand31.1GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables13%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
261g/kWh
0Day average 261300
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Key moments

On Thursday 19 September 2019, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 261 g/kWh and the price £43.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (211 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (296 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.19/MWh at 23:00 to £59.24/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 57% 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 2.257.0%Wind 1.314.1%Gas 16.7552.0%Hydro 0.491.5%Biomass 1.233.8%Nuclear 6.8221.2%Coal 0.280.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 09:30
Low 21.5 · 03:40Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
66 Out
20
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 5%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 19 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 19 September 2019, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 19 Sept
Imported
66GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.92GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.37GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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