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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 2 September 2020

On Wednesday 2 September, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind9.58 GW31%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.04 GW3%Solar1.28 GW4%Gas12.96 GW43%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports1.34 GW4%Nuclear3.92 GW13%29.8GW AVERAGE31%43%13%
Price
£44.52/MWh
Day average £44.52
Demand29.8GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables36%
Other21%
Carbon intensityModerate
198g/kWh
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Key moments

On Wednesday 2 September 2020, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 31%. Demand peaked at 35.5 GW at 11:55. Carbon intensity averaged 198 g/kWh and the price £44.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.3 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (118 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (223 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.45/MWh at 01:30 to £60.26/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 45% 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 1.284.2%Wind 9.5831.5%Gas 12.9642.6%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 1.043.4%Nuclear 3.9212.9%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.5GW · 11:55
Low 20.8 · 04:25Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
27 Out
10
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 2 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 2 September 2020, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 2 Sept
Imported
27GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.73GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.33GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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