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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 September 2024

On Monday 2 September, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind4.82 GW16%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass2.80 GW10%Solar0.83 GW3%Gas10.46 GW36%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports4.79 GW16%Nuclear4.80 GW16%27.9GW AVERAGE16%10%36%16%16%
Price
£93.20/MWh
Day average £93.20
Demand27.9GW
Generation 24.5Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables21%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
171g/kWh
0Day average 171300
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Key moments

On Monday 2 September 2024, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 13:15. Carbon intensity averaged 171 g/kWh and the price £93.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (117 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (217 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £78.01/MWh at 03:00 to £123.04/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.832.8%Wind 4.8216.4%Gas 10.4635.7%Hydro 0.541.9%Biomass 2.809.6%Nuclear 4.8016.4%Coal 0.240.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 24.5avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 13:15
Low 19.4 · 05:00Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 24.5Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
112 Out
32
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 20%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 2 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 2 September 2024, Great Britain imported 112 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (49 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 2 Sept
Imported
112GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.33GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.18GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.06GWImporting

In 49.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 12.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWExporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 1.0 GWh

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