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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 24 September 2019

On Tuesday 24 September, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind8.02 GW24%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass1.62 GW5%Solar0.83 GW3%Gas14.23 GW43%Imports1.35 GW4%Nuclear6.47 GW20%31.6GW AVERAGE24%43%20%
Price
£40.64/MWh
Day average £40.64
Demand31.6GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables28%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
203g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 24 September 2019, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 38.3 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 203 g/kWh and the price £40.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (121 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.06/MWh at 02:30 to £57.31/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.832.5%Wind 8.0224.4%Gas 14.2343.3%Hydro 0.361.1%Biomass 1.624.9%Nuclear 6.4719.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.3GW · 12:05
Low 21.6 · 03:25Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports3GWh
In
26 Out
23
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 24 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 24 September 2019, Great Britain imported 26 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (20 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 24 Sept
Imported
26GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
3GWh
Average net flow
0.12GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.67GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWExporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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