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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 September 2024

On Monday 9 September, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind10.54 GW35%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.36 GW8%Solar1.67 GW6%Gas5.19 GW17%Imports4.77 GW16%Nuclear4.86 GW16%28.0GW AVERAGE35%8%17%16%16%
Price
£80.08/MWh
Day average £80.08
Demand28.0GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables42%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
82g/kWh
0Day average 82300
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Key moments

On Monday 9 September 2024, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 82 g/kWh and the price £80.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 10:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (117 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.73/MWh at 05:30 to £101.49/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 42% 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 1.675.6%Wind 10.5435.4%Gas 5.1917.4%Hydro 0.381.3%Biomass 2.367.9%Nuclear 4.8616.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.6GW · 12:05
Low 19.6 · 02:50Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
107 Out
37
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 42%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 9 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 September 2024, Great Britain imported 107 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Sept
Imported
107GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.26GWExporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 14.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.01GWImporting

In 48.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 10.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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