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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 September 2019

On Thursday 26 September, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind10.81 GW34%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass1.68 GW5%Solar1.40 GW4%Gas9.37 GW29%Imports1.89 GW6%Nuclear6.33 GW20%31.2GW AVERAGE34%29%20%
Price
£33.94/MWh
Day average £33.94
Demand31.2GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables40%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
155g/kWh
0Day average 155300
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 September 2019, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 155 g/kWh and the price £33.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.5 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (102 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (203 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.68/MWh at 03:00 to £48.79/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.404.4%Wind 10.8133.9%Gas 9.3729.4%Hydro 0.411.3%Biomass 1.685.3%Nuclear 6.3319.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 11:00
Low 21.6 · 04:15Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports35GWh
In
43 Out
8
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 26 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 September 2019, Great Britain imported 43 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 26 Sept
Imported
43GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
35GWh
Average net flow
1.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.06GWImporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.43GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.34GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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