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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 12 August 2019

On Monday 12 August, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind3.88 GW13%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass1.56 GW5%Solar1.84 GW6%Gas13.08 GW44%Coal0.50 GW2%Imports3.13 GW10%Nuclear5.54 GW19%29.3GW AVERAGE13%44%10%19%
Price
£41.35/MWh
Day average £41.35
Demand29.3GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables20%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
226g/kWh
0Day average 226300
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Key moments

On Monday 12 August 2019, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 13:35. Carbon intensity averaged 226 g/kWh and the price £41.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (133 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (285 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.26/MWh at 03:00 to £60.28/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 49% 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 1.846.1%Wind 3.8813.0%Gas 13.0843.7%Hydro 0.401.4%Biomass 1.565.2%Nuclear 5.5418.5%Coal 0.501.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 13:35
Low 19.7 · 03:15Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
71 Out
13
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 12 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 12 August 2019, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 12 Aug
Imported
71GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.43GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.64GWImporting

In 39.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 3.3 GWh

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