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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 14 September 2024

On Saturday 14 September, demand averaged 25.8 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

25.8GW AVERAGEWind9.74 GW35%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass1.18 GW4%Solar2.86 GW10%Gas4.28 GW16%Imports4.27 GW16%Nuclear4.81 GW17%25.8GW AVERAGE35%10%16%16%17%
Price
£35.72/MWh
Day average £35.72
Demand25.8GW
Generation 23.2Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables47%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
75g/kWh
0Day average 75300
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Key moments

On Saturday 14 September 2024, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 31.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 75 g/kWh and the price £35.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.1 GW at 14:20. Solar generation peaked at 9.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (36 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (112 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£25.71/MWh at 12:30 to £84.79/MWh at 19:30. The price was below zero for 6 hours. 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 2.8610.4%Wind 9.7435.4%Gas 4.2815.6%Hydro 0.381.4%Biomass 1.184.3%Nuclear 4.8117.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.8avgGeneration 23.2avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.0GW · 10:30
Low 20.3 · 05:30Avg 25.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.2Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
101 Out
25
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 42%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sat 14 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 14 September 2024, Great Britain imported 101 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 14 Sept
Imported
101GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.18GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.52GWImporting

In 37.0 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.59GWPumping

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 15.6 GWh

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