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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 28 August 2019

On Wednesday 28 August, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind5.91 GW18%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass2.31 GW7%Solar1.34 GW4%Gas14.86 GW45%Coal0.51 GW2%Imports1.35 GW4%Nuclear6.15 GW19%31.1GW AVERAGE18%7%45%19%
Price
£37.23/MWh
Day average £37.23
Demand31.1GW
Generation 31.4Transfers −0.3
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables23%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
237g/kWh
0Day average 237300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 28 August 2019, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 37.9 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 237 g/kWh and the price £37.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 11:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (188 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (287 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.63/MWh at 03:30 to £48.07/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 47% 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 1.344.1%Wind 5.9118.1%Gas 14.8645.4%Hydro 0.321.0%Biomass 2.317.1%Nuclear 6.1518.8%Coal 0.511.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers −0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.9GW · 12:20
Low 21.7 · 03:55Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers −0.3 GW
Net imports0GWh
In
28 Out
28
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 28 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 28 August 2019, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 28 Aug
Imported
28GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
0GWh
Average net flow
0.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.01GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 17.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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