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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 3 August 2023

On Thursday 3 August, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

26.9GW AVERAGEWind10.12 GW36%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass0.86 GW3%Solar2.15 GW8%Gas6.56 GW23%Imports5.05 GW18%Nuclear2.91 GW10%26.9GW AVERAGE36%8%23%18%10%
Price
£77.46/MWh
Day average £77.46
Demand26.9GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables45%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
116g/kWh
0Day average 116300
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Key moments

On Thursday 3 August 2023, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 116 g/kWh and the price £77.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (156 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.28/MWh at 00:00 to £105.73/MWh at 13:00. Wind made 44% 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 2.157.7%Wind 10.1236.2%Gas 6.5623.4%Hydro 0.331.2%Biomass 0.863.1%Nuclear 2.9110.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.9avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 10:30
Low 19.2 · 05:05Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
120 Out
23
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 44%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 3 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 3 August 2023, Great Britain imported 120 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 3 Aug
Imported
120GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.66GWImporting

In 64.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.20GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.17GWImporting

In 28.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 1.0 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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