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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 7 August 2020

On Friday 7 August, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind4.03 GW14%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.27 GW8%Solar2.26 GW8%Gas14.34 GW48%Imports1.60 GW5%Nuclear5.00 GW17%29.1GW AVERAGE14%8%8%48%17%
Price
£34.85/MWh
Day average £34.85
Demand29.1GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 0.8
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables22%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Friday 7 August 2020, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £34.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 00:45. Solar generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (173 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.19/MWh at 01:30 to £44.14/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 51% 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 2.267.6%Wind 4.0313.5%Gas 14.3448.0%Hydro 0.351.2%Biomass 2.277.6%Nuclear 5.0016.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 12:15
Low 20.8 · 03:40Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 0.8 GW
Net imports21GWh
In
36 Out
16
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 7 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 7 August 2020, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 7 Aug
Imported
36GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
21GWh
Average net flow
0.87GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.28GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 10.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWImporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 2.6 GWh

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