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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 August 2021

On Monday 9 August, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind5.55 GW19%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.91 GW7%Solar1.99 GW7%Gas10.07 GW35%Coal0.72 GW2%Imports4.43 GW15%Nuclear4.12 GW14%28.5GW AVERAGE19%35%15%14%
Price
£111.94/MWh
Day average £111.94
Demand28.5GW
Generation 24.5Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables27%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Monday 9 August 2021, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 35.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £111.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (114 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £80.32/MWh at 13:00 to £141.22/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.996.9%Wind 5.5519.2%Gas 10.0734.8%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 1.916.6%Nuclear 4.1214.2%Coal 0.722.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 24.5avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.3GW · 12:30
Low 19.2 · 03:55Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 24.5Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
104 Out
7
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 9 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 August 2021, Great Britain imported 104 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Aug
Imported
104GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
4.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.59GWImporting

In 62.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 3.3 GWh

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