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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 24 September 2024

On Tuesday 24 September, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind7.12 GW23%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass3.18 GW10%Solar1.10 GW4%Gas9.33 GW31%Imports4.89 GW16%Nuclear4.57 GW15%29.1GW AVERAGE23%10%31%16%15%
Price
£79.99/MWh
Day average £79.99
Demand29.1GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables28%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 24 September 2024, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 35.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £79.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 18:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (102 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (180 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.36/MWh at 11:00 to £104.32/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 37% 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 1.103.6%Wind 7.1223.4%Gas 9.3330.7%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 3.1810.5%Nuclear 4.5715.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.5GW · 11:00
Low 20.2 · 04:00Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
115 Out
28
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 24 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 24 September 2024, Great Britain imported 115 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 24 Sept
Imported
115GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.00GWImporting

In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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