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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 29 August 2019

On Thursday 29 August, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind9.56 GW31%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass2.29 GW7%Solar2.08 GW7%Gas9.39 GW30%Coal0.61 GW2%Imports0.96 GW3%Nuclear6.16 GW20%30.5GW AVERAGE31%7%30%20%
Price
£34.92/MWh
Day average £34.92
Demand30.5GW
Generation 30.4Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables38%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Thursday 29 August 2019, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £34.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.4 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (88 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (232 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.40/MWh at 23:30 to £43.65/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 31% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.086.6%Wind 9.5630.5%Gas 9.3930.0%Hydro 0.260.8%Biomass 2.297.3%Nuclear 6.1619.7%Coal 0.612.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 12:20
Low 21.2 · 03:25Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports6GWh
In
21 Out
15
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 29 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 29 August 2019, Great Britain imported 21 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (11 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 29 Aug
Imported
21GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
6GWh
Average net flow
0.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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