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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 29 August 2020

On Saturday 29 August, demand averaged 26.1 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

26.1GW AVERAGEWind11.14 GW42%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass0.81 GW3%Solar1.33 GW5%Gas7.03 GW26%Coal0.03 GW0%Imports2.33 GW9%Nuclear3.66 GW14%26.1GW AVERAGE42%26%9%14%
Price
£38.42/MWh
Day average £38.42
Demand26.1GW
Generation 24.2Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables48%
Other26%
Carbon intensityLow
143g/kWh
0Day average 143300
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Key moments

On Saturday 29 August 2020, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 31.4 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 143 g/kWh and the price £38.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.4 GW at 10:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (181 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.46/MWh at 11:00 to £49.63/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.335.0%Wind 11.1442.0%Gas 7.0326.5%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 0.813.0%Nuclear 3.6613.8%Coal 0.030.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.1avgGeneration 24.2avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.4GW · 17:50
Low 19.3 · 04:50Avg 26.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 24.2Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
52 Out
9
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 46%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 29 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 29 August 2020, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 29 Aug
Imported
52GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.76GWImporting

In 24.6 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 1.3 GWh

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