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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 28 August 2020

On Friday 28 August, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind9.93 GW34%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass0.93 GW3%Solar1.17 GW4%Gas10.90 GW38%Imports2.15 GW7%Nuclear3.66 GW13%28.8GW AVERAGE34%38%7%13%
Price
£35.82/MWh
Day average £35.82
Demand28.8GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables39%
Other23%
Carbon intensityModerate
190g/kWh
0Day average 190300
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Key moments

On Friday 28 August 2020, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 34%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 11:55. Carbon intensity averaged 190 g/kWh and the price £35.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 18:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (226 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.59/MWh at 03:00 to £46.18/MWh at 22:30. Gas made 41% 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 1.174.1%Wind 9.9334.3%Gas 10.9037.6%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 0.933.2%Nuclear 3.6612.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 11:55
Low 20.7 · 03:45Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
50 Out
0
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 28 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 28 August 2020, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 28 Aug
Imported
50GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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