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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 1 September 2020

On Tuesday 1 September, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind3.46 GW12%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass0.95 GW3%Solar2.14 GW7%Gas16.89 GW57%Coal0.89 GW3%Imports1.30 GW4%Nuclear3.98 GW13%29.3GW AVERAGE12%7%57%13%
Price
£45.04/MWh
Day average £45.04
Demand29.3GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables20%
Other21%
Carbon intensityHigh
271g/kWh
0Day average 271300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 1 September 2020, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 271 g/kWh and the price £45.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (218 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (318 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.65/MWh at 05:30 to £62.42/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 59% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.147.2%Wind 3.4611.6%Gas 16.8956.6%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 0.953.2%Nuclear 3.9813.3%Coal 0.893.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 12:40
Low 19.8 · 03:25Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
26 Out
7
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 1 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 1 September 2020, Great Britain imported 26 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (13 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 1 Sept
Imported
26GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWImporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.47GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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