All interconnectors
Sun 8 Aug- Imported
- 68GWh
- Exported
- 7GWh
- Net in
- 61GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.55GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 August 2021
On Sunday 8 August, demand averaged 25.6 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.
Price
£89.86/MWh
Day average £89.86
Demand25.6GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables48%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
110g/kWh
0Day average 110300
Key moments
On Sunday 8 August 2021, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 31.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 110 g/kWh and the price £89.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.7 GW at 15:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (85 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (154 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £11.89/MWh at 03:00 to £130.72/MWh at 12:00. Wind made 47% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 25% across 2021.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.596.0%Wind 10.9141.5%Gas 5.3920.5%Hydro 0.170.7%Biomass 0.823.1%Nuclear 4.1115.6%Coal 0.401.5%
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£119.18
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Demand 21.7Generation 19.4Transfers 2.3
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Demand 25.6avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 2.2avg
Peak demand31.3GW · 13:00
Low 18.7 · 04:50Avg 25.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports61GWh
In68
Out7
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 47%Solar 7%
Transfers · Sun 8 Aug
Interconnectors and storage
On Sunday 8 August 2021, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.63GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 15.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.66GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 39.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.10GWExporting
-2
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2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 1.9 GWhOut 4.3 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.35GWImporting
-2
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2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 11.2 GWhOut 2.8 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
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2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.33GWPumping
-2
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2
4
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Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh
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