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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 2 August 2023

On Wednesday 2 August, demand averaged 27.1 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

27.1GW AVERAGEWind10.48 GW38%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass1.59 GW6%Solar1.64 GW6%Gas5.67 GW20%Imports5.33 GW19%Nuclear2.92 GW10%27.1GW AVERAGE38%20%19%10%
Price
£65.51/MWh
Day average £65.51
Demand27.1GW
Generation 22.6Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables45%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
107g/kWh
0Day average 107300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 2 August 2023, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 33.2 GW at 11:50. Carbon intensity averaged 107 g/kWh and the price £65.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 10:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (73 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (137 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.64/MWh at 04:30 to £98.23/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.645.9%Wind 10.4837.5%Gas 5.6720.3%Hydro 0.301.1%Biomass 1.595.7%Nuclear 2.9210.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 22.6avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.2GW · 11:50
Low 19.1 · 04:00Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 22.6Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports107GWh
In
124 Out
17
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 46%Solar 7%

Transfers · Wed 2 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 2 August 2023, Great Britain imported 124 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (65 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 2 Aug
Imported
124GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
107GWh
Average net flow
4.44GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.71GWImporting

In 64.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.04GWImporting

In 24.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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