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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 8 August 2020

On Saturday 8 August, demand averaged 26.4 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

26.4GW AVERAGEWind4.03 GW15%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass1.75 GW7%Solar2.49 GW9%Gas9.76 GW37%Imports3.45 GW13%Nuclear4.88 GW18%26.4GW AVERAGE15%9%37%13%18%
Price
£32.40/MWh
Day average £32.40
Demand26.4GW
Generation 23.2Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables26%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
181g/kWh
0Day average 181300
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Key moments

On Saturday 8 August 2020, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 31.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 181 g/kWh and the price £32.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 22:25. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (149 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (210 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.32/MWh at 11:30 to £40.76/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 42% 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 2.499.4%Wind 4.0315.1%Gas 9.7636.6%Hydro 0.301.1%Biomass 1.756.6%Nuclear 4.8818.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.4avgGeneration 23.2avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.8GW · 12:30
Low 19.9 · 04:45Avg 26.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 23.2Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
81 Out
3
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 8 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 8 August 2020, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 8 Aug
Imported
81GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 2.8 GWh

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