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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 20 August 2020

On Thursday 20 August, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind12.38 GW41%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass2.02 GW7%Solar2.52 GW8%Gas7.70 GW26%Imports2.09 GW7%Nuclear3.30 GW11%29.3GW AVERAGE41%8%26%11%
Price
£35.74/MWh
Day average £35.74
Demand29.3GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables50%
Other25%
Carbon intensityLow
131g/kWh
0Day average 131300
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Key moments

On Thursday 20 August 2020, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 131 g/kWh and the price £35.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.4 GW at 03:10. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (177 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.08/MWh at 02:30 to £52.11/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 44% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.528.4%Wind 12.3841.1%Gas 7.7025.5%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 2.026.7%Nuclear 3.3010.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 12:15
Low 20.5 · 03:55Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
45 Out
12
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 0%Wind 44%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 20 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 20 August 2020, Great Britain imported 45 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 20 Aug
Imported
45GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.70GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.12GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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