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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 September 2024

On Sunday 8 September, demand averaged 25.6 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

25.6GW AVERAGEWind5.57 GW21%Hydro0.41 GW2%Biomass2.79 GW11%Solar1.33 GW5%Gas5.08 GW19%Imports6.25 GW24%Nuclear4.86 GW18%25.6GW AVERAGE21%11%19%24%18%
Price
£85.65/MWh
Day average £85.65
Demand25.6GW
Generation 20.0Transfers 5.5
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables28%
Other53%
Carbon intensityLow
101g/kWh
0Day average 101300
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 September 2024, wind supplied 21% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 31.2 GW at 15:25. Carbon intensity averaged 101 g/kWh and the price £85.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 18:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (65 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (125 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £71.33/MWh at 14:00 to £104.80/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 28% 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 1.335.1%Wind 5.5721.2%Gas 5.0819.3%Hydro 0.411.6%Biomass 2.7910.6%Nuclear 4.8618.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.6avgGeneration 20.0avgTransfers 5.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.2GW · 15:25
Low 18.7 · 03:45Avg 25.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain78%of demand
Generation 20.0Transfers 5.5 GW
Net imports132GWh
In
149 Out
17
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 28%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 8 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 September 2024, Great Britain imported 149 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (70 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 Sept
Imported
149GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
132GWh
Average net flow
5.51GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.44GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.90GWImporting

In 69.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 1.0 GWhPumped 0.7 GWh

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