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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 31 August 2019

On Saturday 31 August, demand averaged 26.7 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

26.7GW AVERAGEWind9.47 GW35%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass2.10 GW8%Solar1.72 GW6%Gas5.49 GW20%Imports2.01 GW7%Nuclear6.24 GW23%26.7GW AVERAGE35%8%20%7%23%
Price
£24.12/MWh
Day average £24.12
Demand26.7GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables42%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
117g/kWh
0Day average 117300
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Key moments

On Saturday 31 August 2019, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 31.9 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 117 g/kWh and the price £24.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 10:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (86 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (160 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £9.48/MWh at 13:30 to £37.80/MWh at 00:00. Wind made 37% 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 1.726.3%Wind 9.4734.5%Gas 5.4920.0%Hydro 0.411.5%Biomass 2.107.6%Nuclear 6.2422.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.7avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.9GW · 12:10
Low 19.7 · 04:45Avg 26.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports28GWh
In
42 Out
14
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 31 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 31 August 2019, Great Britain imported 42 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 31 Aug
Imported
42GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
28GWh
Average net flow
1.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.38GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.18GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 2.6 GWh

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