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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 8 September 2020

On Tuesday 8 September, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind8.73 GW28%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass0.97 GW3%Solar1.46 GW5%Gas13.12 GW43%Imports1.94 GW6%Nuclear4.17 GW14%30.2GW AVERAGE28%43%14%
Price
£43.02/MWh
Day average £43.02
Demand30.2GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables34%
Other23%
Carbon intensityModerate
200g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 8 September 2020, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 200 g/kWh and the price £43.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 22:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (239 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.79/MWh at 23:00 to £58.73/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 46% 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 1.464.8%Wind 8.7328.5%Gas 13.1242.7%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 0.973.2%Nuclear 4.1713.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 17:25
Low 21.0 · 03:20Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports36GWh
In
42 Out
6
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 8 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 8 September 2020, Great Britain imported 42 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 8 Sept
Imported
42GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
36GWh
Average net flow
1.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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