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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 August 2019

On Thursday 22 August, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind10.86 GW36%Hydro0.46 GW2%Biomass1.19 GW4%Solar1.71 GW6%Gas7.08 GW23%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports3.24 GW11%Nuclear5.57 GW18%30.2GW AVERAGE36%23%11%18%
Price
£39.28/MWh
Day average £39.28
Demand30.2GW
Generation 27.1Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables43%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
136g/kWh
0Day average 136300
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 August 2019, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 136 g/kWh and the price £39.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 18:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 16:00 (48 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (166 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.13/MWh at 00:00 to £54.50/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.715.6%Wind 10.8635.8%Gas 7.0823.3%Hydro 0.461.5%Biomass 1.193.9%Nuclear 5.5718.3%Coal 0.260.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 27.1avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 13:00
Low 20.5 · 03:30Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.1Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
74 Out
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Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 22 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 August 2019, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 Aug
Imported
74GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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