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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 5 August 2021

On Thursday 5 August, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind9.23 GW31%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass2.31 GW8%Solar1.50 GW5%Gas7.29 GW25%Coal0.66 GW2%Imports4.35 GW15%Nuclear4.11 GW14%29.2GW AVERAGE31%8%25%15%14%
Price
£106.52/MWh
Day average £106.52
Demand29.2GW
Generation 25.3Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables37%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
149g/kWh
0Day average 149300
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Key moments

On Thursday 5 August 2021, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 149 g/kWh and the price £106.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.8 GW at 19:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (204 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £88.11/MWh at 14:00 to £121.60/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 25% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.505.1%Wind 9.2331.2%Gas 7.2924.6%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 2.317.8%Nuclear 4.1113.9%Coal 0.662.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 25.3avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 12:20
Low 20.3 · 03:55Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 25.3Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
101 Out
8
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 5 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 5 August 2021, Great Britain imported 101 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (58 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 5 Aug
Imported
101GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.43GWImporting

In 58.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh

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