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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 August 2020

On Thursday 13 August, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind3.82 GW12%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.64 GW5%Solar1.29 GW4%Gas16.55 GW54%Imports2.03 GW7%Nuclear5.06 GW17%29.7GW AVERAGE12%54%17%
Price
£35.64/MWh
Day average £35.64
Demand29.7GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables17%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
247g/kWh
0Day average 247300
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Key moments

On Thursday 13 August 2020, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 35.6 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 247 g/kWh and the price £35.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 11:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (229 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.09/MWh at 02:30 to £46.49/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 58% 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 1.294.2%Wind 3.8212.5%Gas 16.5554.1%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 1.645.4%Nuclear 5.0616.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.6GW · 13:05
Low 21.4 · 04:20Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports28GWh
In
44 Out
16
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 13 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 August 2020, Great Britain imported 44 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 Aug
Imported
44GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
28GWh
Average net flow
1.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.90GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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