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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 September 2024

On Thursday 26 September, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind11.70 GW39%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass2.03 GW7%Solar1.34 GW4%Gas6.10 GW20%Imports4.63 GW15%Nuclear4.38 GW14%29.9GW AVERAGE39%20%15%14%
Price
£80.57/MWh
Day average £80.57
Demand29.9GW
Generation 25.7Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables43%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
95g/kWh
0Day average 95300
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 September 2024, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 35.6 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 95 g/kWh and the price £80.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.8 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (134 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £3.46/MWh at 23:30 to £97.31/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.344.4%Wind 11.7038.6%Gas 6.1020.1%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 2.036.7%Nuclear 4.3814.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 25.7avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.6GW · 12:10
Low 21.2 · 03:10Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 25.7Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports102GWh
In
107 Out
5
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 46%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 26 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 September 2024, Great Britain imported 107 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 26 Sept
Imported
107GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
102GWh
Average net flow
4.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.18GWImporting

In 28.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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