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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 August 2021

On Monday 16 August, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind9.70 GW33%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass1.50 GW5%Solar1.51 GW5%Gas8.43 GW29%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports3.86 GW13%Nuclear4.11 GW14%28.9GW AVERAGE33%29%13%14%
Price
£92.98/MWh
Day average £92.98
Demand28.9GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables39%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
133g/kWh
0Day average 133300
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Key moments

On Monday 16 August 2021, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 133 g/kWh and the price £92.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 05:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 06:00 (73 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (209 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £2.03/MWh at 03:30 to £144.16/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 38% 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 1.515.1%Wind 9.7033.0%Gas 8.4328.6%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 1.505.1%Nuclear 4.1114.0%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.9GW · 17:25
Low 19.7 · 03:35Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
88 Out
5
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 16 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 August 2021, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (51 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 Aug
Imported
88GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.14GWImporting

In 51.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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