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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 16 September 2020

On Wednesday 16 September, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind5.44 GW17%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass1.72 GW5%Solar1.55 GW5%Gas16.76 GW52%Coal0.52 GW2%Imports1.21 GW4%Nuclear4.58 GW14%30.1GW AVERAGE17%52%14%
Price
£41.77/MWh
Day average £41.77
Demand30.1GW
Generation 31.1Transfers −1.0
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables23%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
242g/kWh
0Day average 242300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 16 September 2020, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 242 g/kWh and the price £41.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (182 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (276 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.53/MWh at 23:30 to £64.07/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 54% 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 1.554.8%Wind 5.4416.8%Gas 16.7651.9%Hydro 0.541.7%Biomass 1.725.3%Nuclear 4.5814.2%Coal 0.521.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers −1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 12:30
Low 21.0 · 03:55Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers −1.0 GW
Net exports22GWh
In
26 Out
47
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 16 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 16 September 2020, Great Britain imported 26 GWh and exported 47 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 16 Sept
Imported
26GWh
Exported
47GWh
Net out
22GWh
Average net flow
0.91GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.12GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 26.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.45GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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