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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 2 August 2020

On Sunday 2 August, demand averaged 24.9 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

24.9GW AVERAGEWind3.91 GW16%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass1.70 GW7%Solar2.43 GW10%Gas8.85 GW35%Imports2.63 GW10%Nuclear5.29 GW21%24.9GW AVERAGE16%10%35%10%21%
Price
£26.39/MWh
Day average £26.39
Demand24.9GW
Generation 22.5Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables27%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
176g/kWh
0Day average 176300
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Key moments

On Sunday 2 August 2020, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 30.5 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 176 g/kWh and the price £26.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 14:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 23:00 (223 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.99/MWh at 23:30 to £38.44/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 39% 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 2.439.7%Wind 3.9115.5%Gas 8.8535.2%Hydro 0.341.4%Biomass 1.706.7%Nuclear 5.2921.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.9avgGeneration 22.5avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.5GW · 12:25
Low 18.1 · 05:20Avg 24.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 22.5Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
62 Out
3
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sun 2 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 2 August 2020, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 2 Aug
Imported
62GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.46GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.10GWImporting

In 28.2 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.58GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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