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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 11 September 2020

On Friday 11 September, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind10.28 GW33%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass1.67 GW5%Solar1.23 GW4%Gas11.94 GW38%Imports1.12 GW4%Nuclear4.66 GW15%29.7GW AVERAGE33%38%15%
Price
£37.73/MWh
Day average £37.73
Demand29.7GW
Generation 30.2Transfers −0.5
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables38%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
180g/kWh
0Day average 180300
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Key moments

On Friday 11 September 2020, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 33%. Demand peaked at 35.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 180 g/kWh and the price £37.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 13:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (106 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (211 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.32/MWh at 00:30 to £53.22/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 40% 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 1.233.9%Wind 10.2832.8%Gas 11.9438.1%Hydro 0.411.3%Biomass 1.675.3%Nuclear 4.6614.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers −0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.6GW · 12:30
Low 20.9 · 04:00Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers −0.5 GW
Net exports11GWh
In
26 Out
36
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 11 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 11 September 2020, Great Britain imported 26 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 11 Sept
Imported
26GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net out
11GWh
Average net flow
0.44GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.13GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.24GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 29.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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