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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 1 September 2024

On Sunday 1 September, demand averaged 25.1 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

25.1GW AVERAGEWind8.86 GW32%Hydro0.51 GW2%Biomass1.57 GW6%Solar1.81 GW7%Gas4.34 GW16%Imports5.09 GW19%Nuclear5.10 GW19%25.1GW AVERAGE32%16%19%19%
Price
£66.80/MWh
Day average £66.80
Demand25.1GW
Generation 22.2Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables41%
Other43%
Carbon intensityLow
83g/kWh
0Day average 83300
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Key moments

On Sunday 1 September 2024, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 30.7 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 83 g/kWh and the price £66.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.0 GW at 09:45. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 09:00 (44 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (151 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.13/MWh at 13:30 to £110.45/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.816.6%Wind 8.8632.5%Gas 4.3415.9%Hydro 0.511.9%Biomass 1.575.8%Nuclear 5.1018.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.1avgGeneration 22.2avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.7GW · 17:45
Low 18.3 · 03:50Avg 25.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 22.2Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
119 Out
42
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sun 1 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 1 September 2024, Great Britain imported 119 GWh and exported 42 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (55 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 1 Sept
Imported
119GWh
Exported
42GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.31GWImporting

In 55.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.89GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWExporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.35GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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