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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 27 August 2020

On Thursday 27 August, demand averaged 29.4 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

29.4GW AVERAGEWind3.31 GW11%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass1.01 GW3%Solar0.72 GW2%Gas17.05 GW56%Coal1.54 GW5%Imports2.87 GW9%Nuclear3.55 GW12%29.4GW AVERAGE11%56%9%12%
Price
£44.35/MWh
Day average £44.35
Demand29.4GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables14%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
301g/kWh
0Day average 301300
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Key moments

On Thursday 27 August 2020, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 35.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 301 g/kWh and the price £44.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 09:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (191 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (335 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.63/MWh at 23:00 to £55.69/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 62% 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 0.722.4%Wind 3.3110.9%Gas 17.0556.4%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 1.013.3%Nuclear 3.5511.7%Coal 1.545.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.4avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.3GW · 17:25
Low 20.5 · 04:00Avg 29.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
64 Out
12
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 27 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 27 August 2020, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 27 Aug
Imported
64GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.15GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.68GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 7.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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