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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 29 September 2024

On Sunday 29 September, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind10.35 GW37%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass1.76 GW6%Solar1.00 GW4%Gas4.59 GW16%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports5.47 GW20%Nuclear4.38 GW16%27.3GW AVERAGE37%16%20%16%
Price
£75.87/MWh
Day average £75.87
Demand27.3GW
Generation 22.3Transfers 5.0
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables41%
Other42%
Carbon intensityLow
90g/kWh
0Day average 90300
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Key moments

On Sunday 29 September 2024, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 16%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 90 g/kWh and the price £75.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.0 GW at 23:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (51 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (141 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£3.95/MWh at 23:30 to £109.33/MWh at 18:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. 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 1.003.6%Wind 10.3537.2%Gas 4.5916.5%Hydro 0.160.6%Biomass 1.766.3%Nuclear 4.3815.7%Coal 0.100.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 22.3avgTransfers 5.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 19:05
Low 19.7 · 04:40Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 22.3Transfers 5.0 GW
Net imports121GWh
In
128 Out
8
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 46%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 29 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 29 September 2024, Great Britain imported 128 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 29 Sept
Imported
128GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
121GWh
Average net flow
5.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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