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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 22 September 2024

On Sunday 22 September, demand averaged 25.5 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

25.5GW AVERAGEWind4.57 GW17%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.92 GW11%Solar0.57 GW2%Gas9.17 GW34%Imports5.21 GW19%Nuclear4.22 GW16%25.5GW AVERAGE17%11%34%19%16%
Price
£86.98/MWh
Day average £86.98
Demand25.5GW
Generation 21.8Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables20%
Other46%
Carbon intensityModerate
154g/kWh
0Day average 154300
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Key moments

On Sunday 22 September 2024, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 31.2 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 154 g/kWh and the price £86.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £66.81/MWh at 08:00 to £114.52/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 42% 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 0.572.1%Wind 4.5716.9%Gas 9.1733.9%Hydro 0.351.3%Biomass 2.9210.8%Nuclear 4.2215.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.5avgGeneration 21.8avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.2GW · 16:55
Low 18.2 · 04:25Avg 25.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 21.8Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
122 Out
32
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 22 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 22 September 2024, Great Britain imported 122 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 22 Sept
Imported
122GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.98GWImporting

In 47.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.86GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 5.4 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 4.7 GWh

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