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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 August 2021

On Thursday 26 August, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind6.82 GW23%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass1.64 GW5%Solar1.79 GW6%Gas9.62 GW32%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports4.56 GW15%Nuclear5.23 GW17%29.5GW AVERAGE23%32%15%17%
Price
£114.03/MWh
Day average £114.03
Demand29.5GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables29%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
155g/kWh
0Day average 155300
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 August 2021, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 35.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 155 g/kWh and the price £114.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 17:05. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (117 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (199 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £85.02/MWh at 03:00 to £141.71/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 38% 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 1.796.0%Wind 6.8222.8%Gas 9.6232.1%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 1.645.5%Nuclear 5.2317.5%Coal 0.130.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.6GW · 12:30
Low 21.1 · 03:45Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
106 Out
8
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 26 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 August 2021, Great Britain imported 106 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (63 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 26 Aug
Imported
106GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.64GWImporting

In 63.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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