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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 3 September 2024

On Tuesday 3 September, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind3.93 GW13%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass3.07 GW10%Solar1.85 GW6%Gas11.57 GW38%Coal0.53 GW2%Imports3.91 GW13%Nuclear4.80 GW16%28.3GW AVERAGE13%10%38%13%16%
Price
£86.88/MWh
Day average £86.88
Demand28.3GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables21%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
188g/kWh
0Day average 188300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 3 September 2024, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 35.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 188 g/kWh and the price £86.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (152 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (242 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.90/MWh at 23:00 to £105.44/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 44% 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 1.856.1%Wind 3.9313.0%Gas 11.5738.3%Hydro 0.541.8%Biomass 3.0710.2%Nuclear 4.8015.9%Coal 0.531.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.2GW · 12:30
Low 20.1 · 04:00Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
92 Out
44
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 15%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 3 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 3 September 2024, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 3 Sept
Imported
92GWh
Exported
44GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.03GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.01GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.26GWExporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 10.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 2.7 GWh

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