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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 25 August 2019

On Sunday 25 August, demand averaged 26.3 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

26.3GW AVERAGEWind2.34 GW9%Hydro0.46 GW2%Biomass1.17 GW4%Solar2.53 GW9%Gas11.34 GW42%Imports3.57 GW13%Nuclear5.79 GW21%26.3GW AVERAGE9%9%42%13%21%
Price
£38.57/MWh
Day average £38.57
Demand26.3GW
Generation 23.6Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables20%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Sunday 25 August 2019, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 31.4 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £38.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (175 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (244 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.22/MWh at 15:00 to £48.58/MWh at 09:30. Gas made 48% 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 2.539.3%Wind 2.348.6%Gas 11.3441.7%Hydro 0.461.7%Biomass 1.174.3%Nuclear 5.7921.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.3avgGeneration 23.6avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.4GW · 12:35
Low 19.6 · 04:40Avg 26.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.6Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
83 Out
20
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sun 25 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 25 August 2019, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 25 Aug
Imported
83GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 2.1 GWh

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