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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 6 September 2024

On Friday 6 September, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind7.29 GW25%Hydro0.52 GW2%Biomass2.40 GW8%Solar1.82 GW6%Gas6.63 GW22%Imports6.06 GW20%Nuclear4.87 GW16%28.3GW AVERAGE25%8%22%20%16%
Price
£89.20/MWh
Day average £89.20
Demand28.3GW
Generation 23.5Transfers 4.8
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables33%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
113g/kWh
0Day average 113300
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Key moments

On Friday 6 September 2024, wind supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 113 g/kWh and the price £89.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (162 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £66.19/MWh at 04:30 to £110.41/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 31% 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 1.826.1%Wind 7.2924.6%Gas 6.6322.4%Hydro 0.521.8%Biomass 2.408.1%Nuclear 4.8716.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 23.5avgTransfers 4.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.9GW · 12:00
Low 20.4 · 05:00Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 23.5Transfers 4.8 GW
Net imports119GWh
In
142 Out
23
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 6 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 6 September 2024, Great Britain imported 142 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 6 Sept
Imported
142GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
119GWh
Average net flow
4.94GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.13GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.49GWImporting

In 59.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.55GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 13.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.07GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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