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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 6 August 2019

On Tuesday 6 August, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind7.37 GW24%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass2.28 GW7%Solar1.90 GW6%Gas8.92 GW29%Coal0.63 GW2%Imports2.93 GW10%Nuclear6.15 GW20%29.8GW AVERAGE24%7%29%10%20%
Price
£34.11/MWh
Day average £34.11
Demand29.8GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables31%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 6 August 2019, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £34.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 17:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (117 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (215 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.13/MWh at 01:30 to £40.56/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 32% 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 1.906.2%Wind 7.3724.2%Gas 8.9229.3%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 2.287.5%Nuclear 6.1520.2%Coal 0.632.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 13:00
Low 20.6 · 04:00Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
69 Out
9
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 6 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 6 August 2019, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 6 Aug
Imported
69GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.43GWImporting

In 34.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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