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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 15 August 2019

On Thursday 15 August, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind10.27 GW33%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.06 GW7%Solar2.14 GW7%Gas6.87 GW22%Coal0.63 GW2%Imports3.32 GW11%Nuclear5.16 GW17%30.1GW AVERAGE33%22%11%17%
Price
£29.87/MWh
Day average £29.87
Demand30.1GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables41%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
148g/kWh
0Day average 148300
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Key moments

On Thursday 15 August 2019, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 148 g/kWh and the price £29.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.1 GW at 10:50. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (98 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £9.75/MWh at 03:30 to £47.73/MWh at 23:30. Wind made 37% 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 2.146.9%Wind 10.2733.3%Gas 6.8722.3%Hydro 0.391.3%Biomass 2.066.7%Nuclear 5.1616.8%Coal 0.632.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 12:30
Low 21.0 · 03:50Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
73 Out
9
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 15 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 15 August 2019, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 15 Aug
Imported
73GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.68GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.52GWImporting

In 36.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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