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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 10 September 2024

On Tuesday 10 September, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind15.09 GW49%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.17 GW4%Solar1.22 GW4%Gas4.59 GW15%Imports3.76 GW12%Nuclear4.87 GW16%28.8GW AVERAGE49%15%12%16%
Price
£51.97/MWh
Day average £51.97
Demand28.8GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables54%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
69g/kWh
0Day average 69300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 10 September 2024, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 11:45. Carbon intensity averaged 69 g/kWh and the price £51.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.9 GW at 12:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (44 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (91 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£4.65/MWh at 23:30 to £102.74/MWh at 19:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 55% 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 1.223.9%Wind 15.0948.6%Gas 4.5914.8%Hydro 0.371.2%Biomass 1.173.8%Nuclear 4.8715.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 11:45
Low 19.9 · 04:15Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
84 Out
44
Zero-carbon share79%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 55%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 10 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 10 September 2024, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Denmark (27 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 10 Sept
Imported
84GWh
Exported
44GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.67GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.02GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.09GWImporting

In 27.5 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.88GWImporting

In 25.7 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.49GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 13.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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