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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 August 2019

On Monday 26 August, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind2.67 GW9%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass1.95 GW7%Solar2.43 GW8%Gas13.59 GW47%Imports1.85 GW6%Nuclear6.10 GW21%27.7GW AVERAGE9%8%47%21%
Price
£39.26/MWh
Day average £39.26
Demand27.7GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables19%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Monday 26 August 2019, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 33.0 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £39.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (192 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.81/MWh at 23:30 to £52.30/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 50% 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 2.438.4%Wind 2.679.2%Gas 13.5946.9%Hydro 0.411.4%Biomass 1.956.7%Nuclear 6.1021.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.0GW · 17:25
Low 20.1 · 04:25Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports13GWh
In
40 Out
28
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 26 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 26 August 2019, Great Britain imported 40 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 26 Aug
Imported
40GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
13GWh
Average net flow
0.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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