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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 1 August 2020

On Saturday 1 August, demand averaged 25.9 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

25.9GW AVERAGEWind5.00 GW19%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.70 GW6%Solar2.04 GW8%Gas9.00 GW34%Imports2.87 GW11%Nuclear5.29 GW20%25.9GW AVERAGE19%8%34%11%20%
Price
£22.58/MWh
Day average £22.58
Demand25.9GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables28%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Saturday 1 August 2020, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 30.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £22.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 01:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (144 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (200 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £10.89/MWh at 00:30 to £32.41/MWh at 14:00. Gas made 38% 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 2.047.8%Wind 5.0019.0%Gas 9.0034.3%Hydro 0.371.4%Biomass 1.706.5%Nuclear 5.2920.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.9avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.2GW · 12:30
Low 19.5 · 05:35Avg 25.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
69 Out
3
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sat 1 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 1 August 2020, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 1 Aug
Imported
69GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.71GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.90GWImporting

In 25.0 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 0.3 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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