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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 19 September 2020

On Saturday 19 September, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

26.9GW AVERAGEWind9.05 GW33%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass1.71 GW6%Solar1.99 GW7%Gas6.37 GW23%Coal0.00 GW0%Imports2.89 GW11%Nuclear4.92 GW18%26.9GW AVERAGE33%7%23%11%18%
Price
£34.80/MWh
Day average £34.80
Demand26.9GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables42%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
124g/kWh
0Day average 124300
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Key moments

On Saturday 19 September 2020, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 124 g/kWh and the price £34.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 11:25. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (178 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.55/MWh at 02:30 to £53.39/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 37% 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 1.997.3%Wind 9.0533.2%Gas 6.3723.4%Hydro 0.301.1%Biomass 1.716.3%Nuclear 4.9218.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.9avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.0GW · 11:30
Low 19.7 · 04:45Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
68 Out
3
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sat 19 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 19 September 2020, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 19 Sept
Imported
68GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.70GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.17GWImporting

In 28.6 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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