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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 5 September 2024

On Thursday 5 September, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind10.77 GW36%Hydro0.49 GW2%Biomass2.85 GW10%Solar0.51 GW2%Gas3.99 GW13%Imports6.25 GW21%Nuclear4.82 GW16%28.6GW AVERAGE36%10%13%21%16%
Price
£79.86/MWh
Day average £79.86
Demand28.6GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables40%
Other47%
Carbon intensityLow
76g/kWh
0Day average 76300
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Key moments

On Thursday 5 September 2024, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 34.5 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 76 g/kWh and the price £79.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 15:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (108 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.41/MWh at 05:30 to £111.73/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 46% 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 0.511.7%Wind 10.7736.3%Gas 3.9913.5%Hydro 0.491.6%Biomass 2.859.6%Nuclear 4.8216.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.5GW · 17:40
Low 20.0 · 03:55Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports127GWh
In
147 Out
20
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 46%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 5 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 5 September 2024, Great Britain imported 147 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 5 Sept
Imported
147GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
127GWh
Average net flow
5.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.15GWImporting

In 27.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.67GWImporting

In 64.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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