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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 27 September 2019

On Friday 27 September, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind9.46 GW31%Hydro0.47 GW2%Biomass1.53 GW5%Solar0.99 GW3%Gas8.95 GW29%Imports2.90 GW9%Nuclear6.43 GW21%30.4GW AVERAGE31%29%9%21%
Price
£32.68/MWh
Day average £32.68
Demand30.4GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables36%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
151g/kWh
0Day average 151300
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Key moments

On Friday 27 September 2019, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 151 g/kWh and the price £32.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 16:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (98 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (189 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.65/MWh at 03:30 to £46.73/MWh at 11:30. Wind made 34% 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 0.993.2%Wind 9.4630.8%Gas 8.9529.1%Hydro 0.471.5%Biomass 1.535.0%Nuclear 6.4320.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 12:15
Low 20.9 · 03:20Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
64 Out
2
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 27 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 27 September 2019, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 27 Sept
Imported
64GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.45GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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