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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 23 August 2019

On Friday 23 August, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind6.98 GW23%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass2.10 GW7%Solar2.52 GW8%Gas8.65 GW29%Coal0.44 GW1%Imports3.48 GW11%Nuclear5.58 GW18%30.0GW AVERAGE23%8%29%11%18%
Price
£34.92/MWh
Day average £34.92
Demand30.0GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables33%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
169g/kWh
0Day average 169300
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Key moments

On Friday 23 August 2019, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 169 g/kWh and the price £34.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (227 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.70/MWh at 02:30 to £50.65/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 32% 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 2.528.3%Wind 6.9823.0%Gas 8.6528.5%Hydro 0.541.8%Biomass 2.106.9%Nuclear 5.5818.4%Coal 0.441.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 12:00
Low 21.2 · 03:50Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
79 Out
3
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 9%

Transfers · Fri 23 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 23 August 2019, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 23 Aug
Imported
79GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.18GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.58GWImporting

In 37.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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