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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 11 August 2019

On Sunday 11 August, demand averaged 25.9 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

25.9GW AVERAGEWind9.75 GW36%Hydro0.47 GW2%Biomass1.34 GW5%Solar1.63 GW6%Gas5.28 GW20%Imports2.35 GW9%Nuclear6.17 GW23%25.9GW AVERAGE36%20%9%23%
Price
£31.07/MWh
Day average £31.07
Demand25.9GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables44%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
114g/kWh
0Day average 114300
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Key moments

On Sunday 11 August 2019, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 31.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 114 g/kWh and the price £31.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 07:30 (86 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (153 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £9.78/MWh at 01:00 to £52.32/MWh at 21:00. Wind made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.636.0%Wind 9.7536.1%Gas 5.2819.5%Hydro 0.471.8%Biomass 1.345.0%Nuclear 6.1722.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.9avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.3GW · 13:00
Low 18.8 · 04:30Avg 25.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports35GWh
In
52 Out
17
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 11 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 11 August 2019, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 11 Aug
Imported
52GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
35GWh
Average net flow
1.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.61GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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