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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 12 September 2024

On Thursday 12 September, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind8.77 GW28%Hydro0.51 GW2%Biomass2.69 GW9%Solar2.48 GW8%Gas7.36 GW23%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports4.68 GW15%Nuclear4.88 GW16%29.3GW AVERAGE28%9%8%23%15%16%
Price
£80.15/MWh
Day average £80.15
Demand29.3GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables37%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
112g/kWh
0Day average 112300
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Key moments

On Thursday 12 September 2024, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 35.0 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 112 g/kWh and the price £80.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (178 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £60.69/MWh at 02:00 to £125.77/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 33% 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 2.487.9%Wind 8.7727.9%Gas 7.3623.4%Hydro 0.511.6%Biomass 2.698.6%Nuclear 4.8815.5%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.0GW · 09:30
Low 21.1 · 04:00Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
107 Out
51
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 12 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 12 September 2024, Great Britain imported 107 GWh and exported 51 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 12 Sept
Imported
107GWh
Exported
51GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.45GWExporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 17.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.96GWImporting

In 47.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWExporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh

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