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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 17 August 2020

On Monday 17 August, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind2.27 GW8%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.23 GW8%Solar1.57 GW5%Gas15.71 GW54%Coal0.30 GW1%Imports3.30 GW11%Nuclear3.73 GW13%28.8GW AVERAGE8%8%54%11%13%
Price
£40.86/MWh
Day average £40.86
Demand28.8GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables14%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
254g/kWh
0Day average 254300
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Key moments

On Monday 17 August 2020, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 254 g/kWh and the price £40.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 22:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (229 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (280 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.00/MWh at 04:30 to £57.03/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 60% 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 1.575.4%Wind 2.277.8%Gas 15.7153.7%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.237.6%Nuclear 3.7312.7%Coal 0.301.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 13:00
Low 19.7 · 04:00Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
73 Out
5
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 17 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 17 August 2020, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 17 Aug
Imported
73GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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