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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 1 August 2019

On Thursday 1 August, demand averaged 29.4 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

29.4GW AVERAGEWind3.13 GW10%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass2.31 GW8%Solar1.87 GW6%Gas14.60 GW48%Imports2.51 GW8%Nuclear5.58 GW18%29.4GW AVERAGE10%8%48%8%18%
Price
£40.80/MWh
Day average £40.80
Demand29.4GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables18%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
233g/kWh
0Day average 233300
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Key moments

On Thursday 1 August 2019, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 35.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 233 g/kWh and the price £40.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (177 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (274 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.11/MWh at 00:00 to £54.91/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 52% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.876.1%Wind 3.1310.3%Gas 14.6048.0%Hydro 0.411.3%Biomass 2.317.6%Nuclear 5.5818.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.4avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.3GW · 17:25
Low 20.6 · 03:20Avg 29.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports36GWh
In
57 Out
21
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 1 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 1 August 2019, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 1 Aug
Imported
57GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
36GWh
Average net flow
1.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.51GWImporting

In 36.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.81GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 2.0 GWh

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