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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 16 August 2019

On Friday 16 August, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind11.50 GW38%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.26 GW8%Solar0.58 GW2%Gas6.47 GW21%Coal0.51 GW2%Imports3.01 GW10%Nuclear5.42 GW18%29.8GW AVERAGE38%8%21%10%18%
Price
£38.73/MWh
Day average £38.73
Demand29.8GW
Generation 27.1Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables41%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
148g/kWh
0Day average 148300
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Key moments

On Friday 16 August 2019, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 148 g/kWh and the price £38.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.7 GW at 12:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (125 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (176 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.95/MWh at 23:30 to £50.78/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 42% 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 0.581.9%Wind 11.5038.2%Gas 6.4721.5%Hydro 0.381.3%Biomass 2.267.5%Nuclear 5.4218.0%Coal 0.511.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 27.1avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 12:35
Low 21.0 · 04:00Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.1Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
68 Out
6
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 42%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 16 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 16 August 2019, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 16 Aug
Imported
68GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.43GWImporting

In 35.3 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 2.5 GWh

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