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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 10 August 2020

On Monday 10 August, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind3.94 GW13%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass2.14 GW7%Solar2.10 GW7%Gas13.98 GW47%Imports2.15 GW7%Nuclear5.05 GW17%29.2GW AVERAGE13%7%7%47%7%17%
Price
£40.42/MWh
Day average £40.42
Demand29.2GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables21%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
214g/kWh
0Day average 214300
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Key moments

On Monday 10 August 2020, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 214 g/kWh and the price £40.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (141 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (260 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.33/MWh at 23:30 to £51.00/MWh at 17:30. 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 2.107.1%Wind 3.9413.3%Gas 13.9847.2%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 2.147.2%Nuclear 5.0517.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 12:30
Low 20.0 · 04:20Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
48 Out
9
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 10 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 10 August 2020, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 10 Aug
Imported
48GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.12GWImporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.92GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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