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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 30 August 2020

On Sunday 30 August, demand averaged 25.6 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

25.6GW AVERAGEWind6.21 GW24%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass0.53 GW2%Solar1.86 GW7%Gas10.06 GW39%Coal0.30 GW1%Imports3.05 GW12%Nuclear3.67 GW14%25.6GW AVERAGE24%7%39%12%14%
Price
£40.10/MWh
Day average £40.10
Demand25.6GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables32%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
192g/kWh
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Key moments

On Sunday 30 August 2020, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 30.9 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 192 g/kWh and the price £40.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (141 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.35/MWh at 11:00 to £52.67/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 44% 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 1.867.2%Wind 6.2123.9%Gas 10.0638.7%Hydro 0.291.1%Biomass 0.532.0%Nuclear 3.6714.1%Coal 0.301.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.6avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.9GW · 17:25
Low 18.8 · 04:50Avg 25.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
71 Out
5
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sun 30 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 30 August 2020, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 30 Aug
Imported
71GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 3.4 GWh

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