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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 5 August 2023

On Saturday 5 August, demand averaged 24.1 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

24.1GW AVERAGEWind4.57 GW18%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.38 GW6%Solar1.14 GW5%Gas9.44 GW38%Coal0.00 GW0%Imports5.17 GW21%Nuclear2.92 GW12%24.1GW AVERAGE18%38%21%12%
Price
£70.85/MWh
Day average £70.85
Demand24.1GW
Generation 19.7Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables24%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Saturday 5 August 2023, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 29.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £70.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 23:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (93 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.04/MWh at 12:30 to £102.91/MWh at 00:30. Gas made 48% 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 1.144.6%Wind 4.5718.3%Gas 9.4437.9%Hydro 0.291.2%Biomass 1.385.5%Nuclear 2.9211.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.1avgGeneration 19.7avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.3GW · 12:30
Low 17.8 · 04:45Avg 24.10–30 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 19.7Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports107GWh
In
123 Out
17
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sat 5 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 5 August 2023, Great Britain imported 123 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (75 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 5 Aug
Imported
123GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
107GWh
Average net flow
4.44GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 13.5 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.11GWImporting

In 74.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWExporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 10.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.18GWImporting

In 28.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 0.9 GWhPumped 2.1 GWh

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