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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 19 August 2019

On Monday 19 August, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind10.34 GW34%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass1.62 GW5%Solar2.14 GW7%Gas7.25 GW24%Coal0.44 GW1%Imports2.39 GW8%Nuclear5.80 GW19%29.6GW AVERAGE34%7%24%8%19%
Price
£30.92/MWh
Day average £30.92
Demand29.6GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables43%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
147g/kWh
0Day average 147300
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Key moments

On Monday 19 August 2019, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 147 g/kWh and the price £30.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 03:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (114 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.74/MWh at 05:00 to £43.12/MWh at 21:00. 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 2.147.0%Wind 10.3433.9%Gas 7.2523.7%Hydro 0.531.7%Biomass 1.625.3%Nuclear 5.8019.0%Coal 0.441.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 13:00
Low 19.3 · 03:45Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
55 Out
17
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 19 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 19 August 2019, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 19 Aug
Imported
55GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.92GWImporting

In 28.7 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.34GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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