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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 14 August 2019

On Wednesday 14 August, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind5.69 GW18%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass2.25 GW7%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas13.19 GW42%Coal0.50 GW2%Imports3.38 GW11%Nuclear5.14 GW17%30.5GW AVERAGE18%7%42%11%17%
Price
£39.50/MWh
Day average £39.50
Demand30.5GW
Generation 27.7Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables21%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
232g/kWh
0Day average 232300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 14 August 2019, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 232 g/kWh and the price £39.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 14:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (136 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (276 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.93/MWh at 07:00 to £51.22/MWh at 09:30. Gas made 48% 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 0.601.9%Wind 5.6918.3%Gas 13.1942.4%Hydro 0.361.1%Biomass 2.257.2%Nuclear 5.1416.5%Coal 0.501.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 12:25
Low 21.0 · 02:55Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
78 Out
7
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 14 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 14 August 2019, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 14 Aug
Imported
78GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.93GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.59GWImporting

In 38.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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