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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 23 August 2020

On Sunday 23 August, demand averaged 25.5 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

25.5GW AVERAGEWind7.47 GW29%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.58 GW6%Solar1.36 GW5%Gas10.22 GW40%Imports2.30 GW9%Nuclear2.67 GW10%25.5GW AVERAGE29%40%9%10%
Price
£27.46/MWh
Day average £27.46
Demand25.5GW
Generation 23.5Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables35%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
189g/kWh
0Day average 189300
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Key moments

On Sunday 23 August 2020, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 31.3 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 189 g/kWh and the price £27.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (252 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.85/MWh at 04:00 to £39.48/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 43% 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 1.365.3%Wind 7.4728.9%Gas 10.2239.6%Hydro 0.220.8%Biomass 1.586.1%Nuclear 2.6710.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.5avgGeneration 23.5avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.3GW · 16:55
Low 18.7 · 04:10Avg 25.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 23.5Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
55 Out
2
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 23 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 23 August 2020, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (19 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 23 Aug
Imported
55GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 0.3 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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