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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 22 September 2019

On Sunday 22 September, demand averaged 27.2 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

27.2GW AVERAGEWind6.39 GW23%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass1.14 GW4%Solar0.73 GW3%Gas9.78 GW35%Imports2.94 GW11%Nuclear6.55 GW23%27.2GW AVERAGE23%35%11%23%
Price
£39.20/MWh
Day average £39.20
Demand27.2GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables27%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
173g/kWh
0Day average 173300
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Key moments

On Sunday 22 September 2019, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 19:20. Carbon intensity averaged 173 g/kWh and the price £39.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (95 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (231 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.68/MWh at 01:30 to £53.52/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 39% 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 0.732.6%Wind 6.3922.9%Gas 9.7835.0%Hydro 0.411.5%Biomass 1.144.1%Nuclear 6.5523.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.2avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 19:20
Low 19.4 · 04:55Avg 27.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
67 Out
16
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 22 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 22 September 2019, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 22 Sept
Imported
67GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.15GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.9 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh

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