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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 5 August 2019

On Monday 5 August, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind6.56 GW22%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass1.98 GW7%Solar2.15 GW7%Gas9.88 GW33%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports3.37 GW11%Nuclear5.70 GW19%29.9GW AVERAGE22%7%33%11%19%
Price
£38.81/MWh
Day average £38.81
Demand29.9GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables30%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
180g/kWh
0Day average 180300
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Key moments

On Monday 5 August 2019, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 180 g/kWh and the price £38.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 17:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (214 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.77/MWh at 13:30 to £49.58/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 37% 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 2.157.1%Wind 6.5621.8%Gas 9.8832.8%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 1.986.6%Nuclear 5.7018.9%Coal 0.210.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 12:30
Low 20.3 · 03:20Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
79 Out
1
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 5 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 5 August 2019, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 5 Aug
Imported
79GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.26GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.64GWImporting

In 39.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.50GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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