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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 3 September 2020

On Thursday 3 September, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind12.85 GW42%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass0.39 GW1%Solar1.10 GW4%Gas10.03 GW33%Imports2.00 GW7%Nuclear4.03 GW13%29.8GW AVERAGE42%33%13%
Price
£38.86/MWh
Day average £38.86
Demand29.8GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables46%
Other21%
Carbon intensityModerate
157g/kWh
0Day average 157300
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Key moments

On Thursday 3 September 2020, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 33%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 157 g/kWh and the price £38.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.4 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (103 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (194 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.97/MWh at 03:30 to £48.33/MWh at 23:30. Wind made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.103.6%Wind 12.8542.0%Gas 10.0332.7%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 0.391.3%Nuclear 4.0313.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 12:00
Low 20.1 · 03:40Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports32GWh
In
47 Out
15
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 45%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 3 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 3 September 2020, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 3 Sept
Imported
47GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
32GWh
Average net flow
1.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 15.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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