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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 17 September 2020

On Thursday 17 September, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind5.59 GW18%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass1.69 GW5%Solar2.30 GW7%Gas14.90 GW48%Coal0.05 GW0%Imports1.85 GW6%Nuclear4.52 GW14%30.0GW AVERAGE18%7%48%14%
Price
£38.73/MWh
Day average £38.73
Demand30.0GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables27%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
214g/kWh
0Day average 214300
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Key moments

On Thursday 17 September 2020, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 214 g/kWh and the price £38.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 01:25. Solar generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (159 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (250 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.42/MWh at 03:30 to £51.51/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 51% 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 2.307.3%Wind 5.5917.8%Gas 14.9047.5%Hydro 0.441.4%Biomass 1.695.4%Nuclear 4.5214.4%Coal 0.050.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 12:00
Low 20.9 · 04:00Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports15GWh
In
41 Out
26
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 17 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 17 September 2020, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 17 Sept
Imported
41GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
15GWh
Average net flow
0.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.43GWExporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 16.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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