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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 9 August 2020

On Sunday 9 August, demand averaged 25.8 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

25.8GW AVERAGEWind6.04 GW23%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.69 GW6%Solar2.29 GW9%Gas7.60 GW29%Imports3.14 GW12%Nuclear4.98 GW19%25.8GW AVERAGE23%9%29%12%19%
Price
£34.84/MWh
Day average £34.84
Demand25.8GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables33%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
149g/kWh
0Day average 149300
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Key moments

On Sunday 9 August 2020, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 31.1 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 149 g/kWh and the price £34.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 21:45. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (124 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (184 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.75/MWh at 05:30 to £43.36/MWh at 22:30. Gas made 33% 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 2.298.8%Wind 6.0423.2%Gas 7.6029.1%Hydro 0.321.2%Biomass 1.696.5%Nuclear 4.9819.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.8avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.1GW · 13:05
Low 19.1 · 05:40Avg 25.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
73 Out
1
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 9 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 9 August 2020, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 9 Aug
Imported
73GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.02GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.53GWImporting

In 36.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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