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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 7 August 2019

On Wednesday 7 August, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind7.77 GW25%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.29 GW7%Solar2.01 GW7%Gas8.27 GW27%Coal0.55 GW2%Imports3.14 GW10%Nuclear6.19 GW20%29.6GW AVERAGE25%7%27%10%20%
Price
£33.28/MWh
Day average £33.28
Demand29.6GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables33%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
160g/kWh
0Day average 160300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 7 August 2019, gas supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 160 g/kWh and the price £33.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 13:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (209 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.78/MWh at 05:30 to £43.02/MWh at 22:00. Gas made 30% 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 2.016.6%Wind 7.7725.4%Gas 8.2727.1%Hydro 0.351.1%Biomass 2.297.5%Nuclear 6.1920.2%Coal 0.551.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 12:00
Low 20.5 · 03:20Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
70 Out
18
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 7%

Transfers · Wed 7 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 7 August 2019, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 7 Aug
Imported
70GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.68GWImporting

In 40.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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