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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 16 August 2020

On Sunday 16 August, demand averaged 25.8 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

25.8GW AVERAGEWind3.13 GW12%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass1.81 GW7%Solar0.95 GW4%Gas12.17 GW46%Coal0.00 GW0%Imports3.67 GW14%Nuclear4.29 GW16%25.8GW AVERAGE12%46%14%16%
Price
£38.26/MWh
Day average £38.26
Demand25.8GW
Generation 22.5Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables16%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
236g/kWh
0Day average 236300
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Key moments

On Sunday 16 August 2020, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 31.3 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 236 g/kWh and the price £38.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 16:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (198 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (274 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.47/MWh at 09:30 to £52.26/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 54% 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 0.953.6%Wind 3.1312.0%Gas 12.1746.5%Hydro 0.150.6%Biomass 1.816.9%Nuclear 4.2916.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.8avgGeneration 22.5avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.3GW · 12:40
Low 19.0 · 04:45Avg 25.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 22.5Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
86 Out
4
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 16 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 16 August 2020, Great Britain imported 86 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 16 Aug
Imported
86GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.79GWImporting

In 42.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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