All interconnectors
Tue 19 Sept- Imported
- 77GWh
- Exported
- 29GWh
- Net in
- 48GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.02GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 19 September 2023
On Tuesday 19 September, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 56%.
Price
£65.10/MWh
Day average £65.10
Demand28.9GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables56%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
61g/kWh
0Day average 61300
Key moments
On Tuesday 19 September 2023, wind supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 61 g/kWh and the price £65.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.2 GW at 20:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 21:00 (40 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (74 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£27.08/MWh at 23:30 to £102.10/MWh at 07:30. The price was below zero for 1 hours. Wind made 60% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.652.1%Wind 16.2153.2%Gas 3.5811.7%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 1.033.4%Nuclear 5.1616.9%Coal 0.090.3%
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£-27.08
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75
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67 g
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Demand 22.9Generation 23.9Transfers -1.0
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Demand 28.9avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 1.9avg
Peak demand34.8GW · 17:25
Low 20.2 · 04:45Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports48GWh
In77
Out29
Zero-carbon share83%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 60%Solar 2%
Transfers · Tue 19 Sept
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 19 September 2023, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.06GWImporting
-4
-2
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2
4
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In 9.6 GWhOut 8.2 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-4
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.02GWImporting
-4
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 35.9 GWhOut 11.3 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.28GWExporting
-4
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 2.5 GWhOut 9.2 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.00GWIdle
-4
-2
0
2
4
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage1.22GWImporting
-4
-2
0
2
4
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In 29.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.07GWPumping
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4
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Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh
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