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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 8 August 2019

On Thursday 8 August, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind3.42 GW11%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.20 GW7%Solar2.15 GW7%Gas12.72 GW42%Coal0.30 GW1%Imports3.18 GW10%Nuclear6.02 GW20%29.8GW AVERAGE11%7%7%42%10%20%
Price
£42.94/MWh
Day average £42.94
Demand29.8GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables20%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
216g/kWh
0Day average 216300
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Key moments

On Thursday 8 August 2019, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 216 g/kWh and the price £42.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (131 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (256 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.57/MWh at 03:00 to £57.50/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 47% 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 3.4211.2%Gas 12.7241.8%Hydro 0.451.5%Biomass 2.207.2%Nuclear 6.0219.8%Coal 0.301.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 12:20
Low 20.5 · 03:25Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
67 Out
15
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 8 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 8 August 2019, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 8 Aug
Imported
67GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.14GWImporting

In 27.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 15.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.37GWGenerating

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 0.2 GWh

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