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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 28 September 2019

On Saturday 28 September, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind8.95 GW32%Hydro0.49 GW2%Biomass1.46 GW5%Solar1.18 GW4%Gas7.07 GW25%Imports2.91 GW10%Nuclear6.31 GW22%27.8GW AVERAGE32%25%10%22%
Price
£31.07/MWh
Day average £31.07
Demand27.8GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables37%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
139g/kWh
0Day average 139300
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Key moments

On Saturday 28 September 2019, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 139 g/kWh and the price £31.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 11:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (203 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.28/MWh at 03:30 to £54.64/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 35% 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 1.184.2%Wind 8.9531.5%Gas 7.0724.9%Hydro 0.491.7%Biomass 1.465.1%Nuclear 6.3122.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 19:05
Low 20.2 · 04:20Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
66 Out
9
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 28 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 28 September 2019, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 28 Sept
Imported
66GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.12GWImporting

In 29.2 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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