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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 6 September 2020

On Sunday 6 September, demand averaged 26.2 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

26.2GW AVERAGEWind2.27 GW9%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass1.05 GW4%Solar1.70 GW6%Gas13.48 GW51%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports3.50 GW13%Nuclear3.83 GW15%26.2GW AVERAGE9%51%13%15%
Price
£46.07/MWh
Day average £46.07
Demand26.2GW
Generation 22.8Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables16%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
239g/kWh
0Day average 239300
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Key moments

On Sunday 6 September 2020, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 31.8 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 239 g/kWh and the price £46.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (182 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (289 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.50/MWh at 01:00 to £64.24/MWh at 18:00. 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 1.706.5%Wind 2.278.6%Gas 13.4851.2%Hydro 0.361.4%Biomass 1.054.0%Nuclear 3.8314.6%Coal 0.100.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.2avgGeneration 22.8avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.8GW · 17:25
Low 19.0 · 04:45Avg 26.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 22.8Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
78 Out
1
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 6 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 6 September 2020, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 6 Sept
Imported
78GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.22GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 1.3 GWh

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