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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 6 August 2020

On Thursday 6 August, demand averaged 29.0 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

29.0GW AVERAGEWind3.57 GW12%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass2.38 GW8%Solar1.60 GW5%Gas13.95 GW48%Imports2.23 GW8%Nuclear5.00 GW17%29.0GW AVERAGE12%8%48%8%17%
Price
£34.93/MWh
Day average £34.93
Demand29.0GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables19%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
217g/kWh
0Day average 217300
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Key moments

On Thursday 6 August 2020, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 217 g/kWh and the price £34.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 21:05. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (175 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (241 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.42/MWh at 07:00 to £42.85/MWh at 18:30. 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 1.605.5%Wind 3.5712.2%Gas 13.9547.7%Hydro 0.541.8%Biomass 2.388.1%Nuclear 5.0017.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.0avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 13:00
Low 20.3 · 03:25Avg 29.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
48 Out
3
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 6 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 6 August 2020, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 6 Aug
Imported
48GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.06GWImporting

In 25.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 3.3 GWh

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