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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 19 September 2024

On Thursday 19 September, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind4.51 GW15%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.53 GW9%Solar2.19 GW7%Gas8.94 GW30%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports5.80 GW20%Nuclear4.87 GW17%28.2GW AVERAGE15%9%7%30%20%17%
Price
£86.92/MWh
Day average £86.92
Demand28.2GW
Generation 23.7Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables24%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
147g/kWh
0Day average 147300
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Key moments

On Thursday 19 September 2024, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 147 g/kWh and the price £86.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (196 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.94/MWh at 23:30 to £119.54/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 2.197.4%Wind 4.5115.3%Gas 8.9430.3%Hydro 0.391.3%Biomass 2.538.6%Nuclear 4.8716.5%Coal 0.260.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 23.7avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 12:30
Low 19.7 · 04:05Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 23.7Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports105GWh
In
134 Out
29
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 19%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 19 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 19 September 2024, Great Britain imported 134 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 19 Sept
Imported
134GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
105GWh
Average net flow
4.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.32GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 2.6 GWh

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