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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 15 August 2020

On Saturday 15 August, demand averaged 26.0 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

26.0GW AVERAGEWind2.67 GW10%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.75 GW7%Solar0.77 GW3%Gas13.06 GW49%Imports3.61 GW14%Nuclear4.53 GW17%26.0GW AVERAGE10%49%14%17%
Price
£38.89/MWh
Day average £38.89
Demand26.0GW
Generation 23.0Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables14%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
242g/kWh
0Day average 242300
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Key moments

On Saturday 15 August 2020, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 242 g/kWh and the price £38.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 21:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (214 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (263 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.80/MWh at 08:00 to £51.59/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 57% 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 0.772.9%Wind 2.6710.1%Gas 13.0649.2%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 1.756.6%Nuclear 4.5317.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.0avgGeneration 23.0avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 12:10
Low 19.6 · 04:35Avg 26.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 23.0Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
83 Out
8
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 15 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 15 August 2020, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 15 Aug
Imported
83GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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