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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 19 August 2020

On Wednesday 19 August, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind6.34 GW21%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.35 GW8%Solar0.81 GW3%Gas14.15 GW47%Imports2.57 GW9%Nuclear3.50 GW12%29.6GW AVERAGE21%8%47%9%12%
Price
£40.01/MWh
Day average £40.01
Demand29.6GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables24%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
220g/kWh
0Day average 220300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 19 August 2020, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 220 g/kWh and the price £40.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.4 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (98 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (282 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.08/MWh at 23:30 to £58.06/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 52% 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 0.812.7%Wind 6.3421.2%Gas 14.1547.3%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 2.357.9%Nuclear 3.5011.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 13:00
Low 20.3 · 03:25Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
57 Out
3
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 19 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 19 August 2020, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 19 Aug
Imported
57GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.23GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.03GWImporting

In 25.5 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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