All interconnectors
Tue 22 Sept- Imported
- 11GWh
- Exported
- 33GWh
- Net out
- 22GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.91GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 22 September 2020
On Tuesday 22 September, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.
Price
£41.64/MWh
Day average £41.64
Demand30.7GW
Generation 31.6Transfers −0.9
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables32%
Other23%
Carbon intensityModerate
204g/kWh
0Day average 204300
Key moments
On Tuesday 22 September 2020, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 204 g/kWh and the price £41.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.1 GW at 19:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (161 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (250 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.23/MWh at 05:00 to £56.24/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.504.7%Wind 8.4826.4%Gas 14.4144.8%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 1.745.4%Nuclear 5.0615.7%Coal 0.090.3%
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£36.01
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Demand 23.7Generation 25.0Transfers -1.3
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Demand 30.7avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers −0.9avg
Peak demand37.1GW · 12:25
Low 21.0 · 04:00Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers −0.9 GW
Net exports22GWh
In11
Out33
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 5%
Transfers · Tue 22 Sept
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 22 September 2020, Great Britain imported 11 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (33 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.38GWExporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 33.2 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.47GWImporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 11.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.00GWIdle
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.00GWIdle
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 2.8 GWh
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