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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 7 September 2024

On Saturday 7 September, demand averaged 25.4 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

25.4GW AVERAGEWind2.25 GW8%Hydro0.52 GW2%Biomass2.87 GW11%Solar0.96 GW4%Gas8.81 GW33%Imports6.42 GW24%Nuclear4.87 GW18%25.4GW AVERAGE8%11%33%24%18%
Price
£92.55/MWh
Day average £92.55
Demand25.4GW
Generation 20.3Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables14%
Other53%
Carbon intensityModerate
155g/kWh
0Day average 155300
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Key moments

On Saturday 7 September 2024, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 29.4 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 155 g/kWh and the price £92.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.03/MWh at 02:30 to £137.82/MWh at 18:30. 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 0.963.6%Wind 2.258.4%Gas 8.8133.0%Hydro 0.522.0%Biomass 2.8710.7%Nuclear 4.8718.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.4avgGeneration 20.3avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.4GW · 12:10
Low 19.7 · 04:55Avg 25.40–30 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 20.3Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports121GWh
In
151 Out
30
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 3%Wind 11%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 7 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 7 September 2024, Great Britain imported 151 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (69 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 7 Sept
Imported
151GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
121GWh
Average net flow
5.03GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.87GWImporting

In 68.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 0.2 GWh

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