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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 24 August 2019

On Saturday 24 August, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

26.9GW AVERAGEWind3.70 GW13%Hydro0.50 GW2%Biomass1.81 GW7%Solar2.63 GW9%Gas10.30 GW37%Imports3.29 GW12%Nuclear5.62 GW20%26.9GW AVERAGE13%9%37%12%20%
Price
£37.38/MWh
Day average £37.38
Demand26.9GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables25%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
196g/kWh
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Key moments

On Saturday 24 August 2019, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 32.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 196 g/kWh and the price £37.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (155 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.11/MWh at 02:00 to £53.10/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 42% 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 2.639.4%Wind 3.7013.3%Gas 10.3037.0%Hydro 0.501.8%Biomass 1.816.5%Nuclear 5.6220.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.9avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.3GW · 12:30
Low 20.6 · 04:15Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
76 Out
16
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 15%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 24 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 24 August 2019, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 24 Aug
Imported
76GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.51GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.48GWImporting

In 35.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 15.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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