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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 13 September 2020

On Sunday 13 September, demand averaged 26.5 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

26.5GW AVERAGEWind11.44 GW41%Hydro0.50 GW2%Biomass1.29 GW5%Solar2.25 GW8%Gas5.31 GW19%Imports2.15 GW8%Nuclear4.68 GW17%26.5GW AVERAGE41%8%19%8%17%
Price
£28.68/MWh
Day average £28.68
Demand26.5GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables51%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
105g/kWh
0Day average 105300
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Key moments

On Sunday 13 September 2020, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 32.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £28.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 09:40. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (170 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £9.99/MWh at 07:00 to £52.71/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.258.2%Wind 11.4441.4%Gas 5.3119.2%Hydro 0.501.8%Biomass 1.294.7%Nuclear 4.6816.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.5avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.2GW · 12:30
Low 19.3 · 04:50Avg 26.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports29GWh
In
48 Out
19
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 45%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 13 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 13 September 2020, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 13 Sept
Imported
48GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
29GWh
Average net flow
1.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 13.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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