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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 12 August 2020

On Wednesday 12 August, demand averaged 30.6 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

30.6GW AVERAGEWind1.63 GW5%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.56 GW5%Solar2.46 GW8%Gas17.16 GW55%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports3.01 GW10%Nuclear5.05 GW16%30.6GW AVERAGE8%55%10%16%
Price
£36.43/MWh
Day average £36.43
Demand30.6GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables14%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
251g/kWh
0Day average 251300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 12 August 2020, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 251 g/kWh and the price £36.43/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (212 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.32/MWh at 07:00 to £53.83/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 61% 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 2.467.9%Wind 1.635.2%Gas 17.1655.1%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 1.565.0%Nuclear 5.0516.2%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.6avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 12:30
Low 21.5 · 04:25Avg 30.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
69 Out
5
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 9%

Transfers · Wed 12 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 12 August 2020, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 12 Aug
Imported
69GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.67GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.41GWImporting

In 33.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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