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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 27 September 2024

On Friday 27 September, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 57%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind15.80 GW51%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.15 GW4%Solar1.67 GW5%Gas4.21 GW14%Imports3.70 GW12%Nuclear4.37 GW14%29.9GW AVERAGE51%14%12%14%
Price
£58.17/MWh
Day average £58.17
Demand29.9GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables57%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
64g/kWh
0Day average 64300
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Key moments

On Friday 27 September 2024, wind supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 64 g/kWh and the price £58.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.9 GW at 12:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (41 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (112 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£15.40/MWh at 04:30 to £105.91/MWh at 19:30. The price was below zero for 5 hours. Wind made 58% 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 1.675.4%Wind 15.8050.8%Gas 4.2113.5%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 1.153.7%Nuclear 4.3714.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 12:05
Low 22.1 · 05:05Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
84 Out
19
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 58%Solar 6%

Transfers · Fri 27 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 27 September 2024, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (27 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 27 Sept
Imported
84GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.71GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWImporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.72GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.12GWImporting

In 27.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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