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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 3 August 2020

On Monday 3 August, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind2.81 GW10%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass1.73 GW6%Solar2.38 GW9%Gas13.55 GW49%Imports1.77 GW6%Nuclear5.29 GW19%27.6GW AVERAGE10%9%49%19%
Price
£31.80/MWh
Day average £31.80
Demand27.6GW
Generation 26.2Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables20%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
217g/kWh
0Day average 217300
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Key moments

On Monday 3 August 2020, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 33.7 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 217 g/kWh and the price £31.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 15:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (193 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (245 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.50/MWh at 07:00 to £41.55/MWh at 12:00. Gas made 52% 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 2.388.5%Wind 2.8110.1%Gas 13.5548.5%Hydro 0.391.4%Biomass 1.736.2%Nuclear 5.2919.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.7GW · 12:40
Low 19.0 · 03:25Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports30GWh
In
36 Out
6
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 3 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 3 August 2020, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 3 Aug
Imported
36GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
30GWh
Average net flow
1.26GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.52GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.19GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 1.6 GWh

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