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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 September 2024

On Monday 16 September, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind3.37 GW12%Hydro0.47 GW2%Biomass2.96 GW10%Solar2.97 GW10%Gas9.21 GW32%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports5.04 GW17%Nuclear4.88 GW17%27.7GW AVERAGE12%10%10%32%17%17%
Price
£91.77/MWh
Day average £91.77
Demand27.7GW
Generation 24.1Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables23%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
153g/kWh
0Day average 153300
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Key moments

On Monday 16 September 2024, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 153 g/kWh and the price £91.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 19:40. Solar generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (208 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £73.40/MWh at 00:00 to £147.86/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 38% 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 2.9710.2%Wind 3.3711.6%Gas 9.2131.6%Hydro 0.471.6%Biomass 2.9610.2%Nuclear 4.8816.8%Coal 0.240.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 10:30
Low 19.4 · 04:00Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
116 Out
33
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 12%

Transfers · Mon 16 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 September 2024, Great Britain imported 116 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 Sept
Imported
116GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.13GWExporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.96GWImporting

In 46.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.90GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh

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