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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 24 August 2020

On Monday 24 August, demand averaged 28.7 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

28.7GW AVERAGEWind3.36 GW11%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.10 GW7%Solar2.06 GW7%Gas15.38 GW52%Coal0.33 GW1%Imports2.76 GW9%Nuclear3.29 GW11%28.7GW AVERAGE11%7%52%9%11%
Price
£34.33/MWh
Day average £34.33
Demand28.7GW
Generation 26.7Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables19%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
244g/kWh
0Day average 244300
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Key moments

On Monday 24 August 2020, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 11%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 11:55. Carbon intensity averaged 244 g/kWh and the price £34.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 01:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (197 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (285 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £7.97/MWh at 00:30 to £57.06/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 57% 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 2.067.0%Wind 3.3611.4%Gas 15.3852.1%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 2.107.1%Nuclear 3.2911.2%Coal 0.331.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.7avgGeneration 26.7avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 11:55
Low 19.3 · 03:25Avg 28.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 26.7Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
59 Out
14
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 24 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 24 August 2020, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 24 Aug
Imported
59GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.90GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.23GWImporting

In 29.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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