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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 10 August 2019

On Saturday 10 August, demand averaged 26.6 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

26.6GW AVERAGEWind11.04 GW41%Hydro0.52 GW2%Biomass1.53 GW6%Solar1.43 GW5%Gas3.92 GW14%Imports2.65 GW10%Nuclear6.05 GW22%26.6GW AVERAGE41%14%10%22%
Price
£39.54/MWh
Day average £39.54
Demand26.6GW
Generation 24.5Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables48%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
91g/kWh
0Day average 91300
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Key moments

On Saturday 10 August 2019, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 31.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 91 g/kWh and the price £39.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 19:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (77 g/kWh) and highest at 09:30 (106 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.16/MWh at 23:30 to £49.96/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.435.3%Wind 11.0440.7%Gas 3.9214.5%Hydro 0.521.9%Biomass 1.535.6%Nuclear 6.0522.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.6avgGeneration 24.5avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.3GW · 12:00
Low 20.4 · 03:55Avg 26.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 24.5Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
58 Out
6
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 45%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sat 10 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 10 August 2019, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 10 Aug
Imported
58GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.06GWImporting

In 25.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.32GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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