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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 28 September 2020

On Monday 28 September, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind4.64 GW14%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass1.44 GW4%Solar1.18 GW4%Gas16.39 GW51%Coal0.15 GW0%Imports2.25 GW7%Nuclear5.79 GW18%31.6GW AVERAGE14%51%18%
Price
£53.16/MWh
Day average £53.16
Demand31.6GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables19%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
235g/kWh
0Day average 235300
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Key moments

On Monday 28 September 2020, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 19:15. Carbon intensity averaged 235 g/kWh and the price £53.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 03:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (157 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (282 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.84/MWh at 03:30 to £90.91/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 55% 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 1.183.7%Wind 4.6414.4%Gas 16.3951.0%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 1.444.5%Nuclear 5.7918.0%Coal 0.150.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.1GW · 19:15
Low 21.8 · 04:10Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
49 Out
9
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 28 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 28 September 2020, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 28 Sept
Imported
49GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.66GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.99GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 5.5 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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