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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 11 August 2020

On Tuesday 11 August, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind2.35 GW8%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.67 GW5%Solar2.40 GW8%Gas16.84 GW55%Imports2.32 GW8%Nuclear5.04 GW16%30.2GW AVERAGE8%8%55%8%16%
Price
£41.01/MWh
Day average £41.01
Demand30.2GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables16%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
242g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 11 August 2020, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 242 g/kWh and the price £41.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 02:10. Solar generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (210 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.82/MWh at 23:30 to £64.28/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 59% 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 2.407.8%Wind 2.357.6%Gas 16.8454.5%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 1.675.4%Nuclear 5.0416.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 13:05
Low 21.2 · 04:40Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
50 Out
11
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 11 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 11 August 2020, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 11 Aug
Imported
50GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.15GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.13GWImporting

In 27.9 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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