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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 31 August 2020

On Monday 31 August, demand averaged 26.4 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

26.4GW AVERAGEWind2.03 GW8%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass0.70 GW3%Solar1.88 GW7%Gas15.87 GW59%Coal0.73 GW3%Imports1.66 GW6%Nuclear3.83 GW14%26.4GW AVERAGE8%59%14%
Price
£42.57/MWh
Day average £42.57
Demand26.4GW
Generation 25.3Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels59%
Renewables15%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
275g/kWh
0Day average 275300
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Key moments

On Monday 31 August 2020, gas supplied 59% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 31.6 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 275 g/kWh and the price £42.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 22:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (253 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (322 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.72/MWh at 11:00 to £63.25/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 63% 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 1.887.0%Wind 2.037.5%Gas 15.8758.9%Hydro 0.271.0%Biomass 0.702.6%Nuclear 3.8314.2%Coal 0.732.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.4avgGeneration 25.3avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.6GW · 17:55
Low 19.5 · 04:45Avg 26.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 25.3Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports29GWh
In
34 Out
5
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 31 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 31 August 2020, Great Britain imported 34 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 31 Aug
Imported
34GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
29GWh
Average net flow
1.22GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.79GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.24GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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