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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 26 August 2020

On Wednesday 26 August, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind8.50 GW28%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass0.89 GW3%Solar1.58 GW5%Gas12.88 GW43%Coal0.44 GW1%Imports2.15 GW7%Nuclear3.54 GW12%29.1GW AVERAGE28%43%7%12%
Price
£35.32/MWh
Day average £35.32
Demand29.1GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables34%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
211g/kWh
0Day average 211300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 26 August 2020, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 10:15. Carbon intensity averaged 211 g/kWh and the price £35.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.3 GW at 00:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (95 g/kWh) and highest at 22:30 (324 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £5.63/MWh at 02:00 to £60.76/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 46% 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 1.585.2%Wind 8.5028.1%Gas 12.8842.6%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 0.892.9%Nuclear 3.5411.7%Coal 0.441.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 10:15
Low 20.8 · 04:30Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports27GWh
In
47 Out
20
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 26 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 26 August 2020, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 26 Aug
Imported
47GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
27GWh
Average net flow
1.12GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.52GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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