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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 30 August 2019

On Friday 30 August, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind11.75 GW38%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass2.11 GW7%Solar1.85 GW6%Gas6.65 GW22%Coal0.52 GW2%Imports1.23 GW4%Nuclear6.23 GW20%29.8GW AVERAGE38%22%20%
Price
£26.92/MWh
Day average £26.92
Demand29.8GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables45%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
137g/kWh
0Day average 137300
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Key moments

On Friday 30 August 2019, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 137 g/kWh and the price £26.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.3 GW at 11:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (94 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (193 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£0.38/MWh at 03:00 to £46.74/MWh at 19:00. The price was below zero for 1.5 hours. Wind made 40% 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 1.856.0%Wind 11.7538.4%Gas 6.6521.7%Hydro 0.301.0%Biomass 2.116.9%Nuclear 6.2320.3%Coal 0.521.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 12:10
Low 21.3 · 03:30Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports14GWh
In
26 Out
12
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 6%

Transfers · Fri 30 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 30 August 2019, Great Britain imported 26 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 30 Aug
Imported
26GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
14GWh
Average net flow
0.58GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.10GWImporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.10GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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