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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 1 August 2023

On Tuesday 1 August, demand averaged 26.6 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

26.6GW AVERAGEWind7.75 GW28%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass1.75 GW6%Solar2.01 GW7%Gas8.55 GW31%Imports4.40 GW16%Nuclear2.93 GW11%26.6GW AVERAGE28%7%31%16%11%
Price
£66.72/MWh
Day average £66.72
Demand26.6GW
Generation 23.3Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables36%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
147g/kWh
0Day average 147300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 1 August 2023, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 33.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 147 g/kWh and the price £66.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 06:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (219 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.74/MWh at 05:30 to £109.41/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.017.3%Wind 7.7528.0%Gas 8.5530.9%Hydro 0.281.0%Biomass 1.756.3%Nuclear 2.9310.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.6avgGeneration 23.3avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.2GW · 12:30
Low 18.8 · 04:00Avg 26.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 23.3Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
101 Out
24
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 9%

Transfers · Tue 1 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 1 August 2023, Great Britain imported 101 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (50 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 1 Aug
Imported
101GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.07GWImporting

In 49.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 15.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.22GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 2.5 GWh

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