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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 23 September 2024

On Monday 23 September, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind5.12 GW17%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass3.22 GW10%Solar0.62 GW2%Gas12.79 GW41%Imports4.40 GW14%Nuclear4.39 GW14%28.9GW AVERAGE17%10%41%14%14%
Price
£79.29/MWh
Day average £79.29
Demand28.9GW
Generation 26.4Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables20%
Other39%
Carbon intensityHigh
180g/kWh
0Day average 180300
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Key moments

On Monday 23 September 2024, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 35.0 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 180 g/kWh and the price £79.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 18:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (120 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (211 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £61.56/MWh at 04:30 to £104.92/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 48% 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 0.622.0%Wind 5.1216.6%Gas 12.7941.5%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 3.2210.4%Nuclear 4.3914.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 26.4avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.0GW · 12:40
Low 19.7 · 04:00Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.4Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
102 Out
42
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 23 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 23 September 2024, Great Britain imported 102 GWh and exported 42 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 23 Sept
Imported
102GWh
Exported
42GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.51GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.25GWExporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 12.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.00GWImporting

In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 8.6 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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