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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 12 August 2021

On Thursday 12 August, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind8.08 GW28%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass1.84 GW6%Solar1.95 GW7%Gas8.18 GW28%Coal0.56 GW2%Imports4.49 GW15%Nuclear4.11 GW14%29.3GW AVERAGE28%28%15%14%
Price
£105.80/MWh
Day average £105.80
Demand29.3GW
Generation 24.9Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables35%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
162g/kWh
0Day average 162300
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Key moments

On Thursday 12 August 2021, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 35.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 162 g/kWh and the price £105.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.8 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 16:00 (113 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £86.90/MWh at 15:30 to £130.32/MWh at 23:30. Gas made 33% 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 1.956.7%Wind 8.0827.5%Gas 8.1827.9%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 1.846.3%Nuclear 4.1114.0%Coal 0.561.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.3GW · 12:00
Low 20.2 · 04:25Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports106GWh
In
106 Out
0
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 12 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 12 August 2021, Great Britain imported 106 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (58 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 12 Aug
Imported
106GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
106GWh
Average net flow
4.42GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.41GWImporting

In 57.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 1.6 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh

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