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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 9 September 2020

On Wednesday 9 September, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind9.32 GW30%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass1.20 GW4%Solar1.70 GW5%Gas13.15 GW42%Imports1.31 GW4%Nuclear4.46 GW14%30.1GW AVERAGE30%42%14%
Price
£39.32/MWh
Day average £39.32
Demand30.1GW
Generation 30.1Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables36%
Other22%
Carbon intensityModerate
191g/kWh
0Day average 191300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 9 September 2020, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 191 g/kWh and the price £39.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (120 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (262 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.67/MWh at 03:00 to £55.36/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 44% 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 1.705.4%Wind 9.3229.6%Gas 13.1541.8%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 1.203.8%Nuclear 4.4614.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 12:00
Low 20.9 · 04:00Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers 0.0 GW
Net imports4GWh
In
28 Out
25
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 9 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 9 September 2020, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 9 Sept
Imported
28GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
4GWh
Average net flow
0.15GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 18.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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