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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 28 September 2024

On Saturday 28 September, demand averaged 27.1 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

27.1GW AVERAGEWind6.14 GW22%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.63 GW6%Solar2.33 GW8%Gas7.68 GW27%Coal0.18 GW1%Imports5.69 GW20%Nuclear4.37 GW15%27.1GW AVERAGE22%8%27%20%15%
Price
£75.31/MWh
Day average £75.31
Demand27.1GW
Generation 22.6Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables31%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
135g/kWh
0Day average 135300
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Key moments

On Saturday 28 September 2024, gas supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 31.7 GW at 11:20. Carbon intensity averaged 135 g/kWh and the price £75.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (51 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (220 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.61/MWh at 03:30 to £125.98/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 34% 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 2.338.3%Wind 6.1421.7%Gas 7.6827.2%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 1.635.8%Nuclear 4.3715.5%Coal 0.180.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 22.6avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.7GW · 11:20
Low 20.8 · 05:35Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 22.6Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports109GWh
In
131 Out
21
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sat 28 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 28 September 2024, Great Britain imported 131 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 28 Sept
Imported
131GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
109GWh
Average net flow
4.55GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.89GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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