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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 10 September 2020

On Thursday 10 September, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind3.72 GW12%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.69 GW5%Solar1.66 GW5%Gas17.57 GW57%Coal0.07 GW0%Imports1.49 GW5%Nuclear4.51 GW15%29.7GW AVERAGE12%57%15%
Price
£44.82/MWh
Day average £44.82
Demand29.7GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables19%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
249g/kWh
0Day average 249300
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Key moments

On Thursday 10 September 2020, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 35.5 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 249 g/kWh and the price £44.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (189 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.82/MWh at 00:00 to £70.91/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 1.665.3%Wind 3.7212.0%Gas 17.5756.5%Hydro 0.371.2%Biomass 1.695.4%Nuclear 4.5114.5%Coal 0.070.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.5GW · 17:25
Low 20.4 · 03:40Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports1GWh
In
31 Out
30
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 10 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 10 September 2020, Great Britain imported 31 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 10 Sept
Imported
31GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
1GWh
Average net flow
0.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 23.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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