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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 2 August 2019

On Friday 2 August, demand averaged 29.0 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

29.0GW AVERAGEWind1.55 GW5%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass2.30 GW8%Solar2.06 GW7%Gas15.30 GW51%Imports2.83 GW9%Nuclear5.54 GW18%29.0GW AVERAGE8%51%9%18%
Price
£47.99/MWh
Day average £47.99
Demand29.0GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables13%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
254g/kWh
0Day average 254300
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Key moments

On Friday 2 August 2019, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 35.3 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 254 g/kWh and the price £47.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (218 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (293 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.49/MWh at 01:30 to £60.45/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 56% 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 2.066.9%Wind 1.555.2%Gas 15.3051.0%Hydro 0.401.3%Biomass 2.307.7%Nuclear 5.5418.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.0avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.3GW · 12:05
Low 20.4 · 04:00Avg 29.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
62 Out
19
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 2 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 2 August 2019, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 2 Aug
Imported
62GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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