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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 7 September 2020

On Monday 7 September, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind9.25 GW31%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass0.93 GW3%Solar1.03 GW3%Gas12.52 GW41%Imports2.36 GW8%Nuclear3.94 GW13%29.8GW AVERAGE31%41%8%13%
Price
£38.91/MWh
Day average £38.91
Demand29.8GW
Generation 28.0Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables35%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
207g/kWh
0Day average 207300
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Key moments

On Monday 7 September 2020, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 31%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 207 g/kWh and the price £38.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.5 GW at 16:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (140 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (241 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.78/MWh at 23:00 to £53.90/MWh at 07:30. 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 1.033.4%Wind 9.2530.5%Gas 12.5241.3%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 0.933.1%Nuclear 3.9413.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 17:25
Low 20.0 · 04:00Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
53 Out
8
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 7 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 7 September 2020, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 7 Sept
Imported
53GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.86GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.66GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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