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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 13 September 2024

On Friday 13 September, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind4.98 GW17%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass3.02 GW10%Solar2.85 GW10%Gas7.42 GW25%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports5.82 GW20%Nuclear4.85 GW16%28.6GW AVERAGE17%10%10%25%20%16%
Price
£77.35/MWh
Day average £77.35
Demand28.6GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 4.7
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables28%
Other46%
Carbon intensityModerate
131g/kWh
0Day average 131300
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Key moments

On Friday 13 September 2024, gas supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 131 g/kWh and the price £77.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (182 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £52.59/MWh at 11:00 to £118.83/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 31% 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 2.859.6%Wind 4.9816.7%Gas 7.4225.0%Hydro 0.551.9%Biomass 3.0210.2%Nuclear 4.8516.3%Coal 0.240.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 4.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.9GW · 11:00
Low 21.2 · 04:00Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 4.7 GW
Net imports115GWh
In
137 Out
22
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 12%

Transfers · Fri 13 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 13 September 2024, Great Britain imported 137 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 13 Sept
Imported
137GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
115GWh
Average net flow
4.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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