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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 3 August 2019

On Saturday 3 August, demand averaged 26.7 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

26.7GW AVERAGEWind1.22 GW5%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass1.65 GW6%Solar1.91 GW7%Gas12.87 GW48%Imports3.52 GW13%Nuclear5.42 GW20%26.7GW AVERAGE7%48%13%20%
Price
£41.54/MWh
Day average £41.54
Demand26.7GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables13%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
241g/kWh
0Day average 241300
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Key moments

On Saturday 3 August 2019, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 241 g/kWh and the price £41.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (219 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.15/MWh at 04:30 to £52.16/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 55% 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 1.917.1%Wind 1.224.6%Gas 12.8747.8%Hydro 0.311.2%Biomass 1.656.1%Nuclear 5.4220.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.7avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.0GW · 12:05
Low 19.9 · 04:40Avg 26.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
81 Out
1
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sat 3 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 3 August 2019, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 3 Aug
Imported
81GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.33GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.57GWImporting

In 37.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 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 3.6 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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