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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 6 August 2023

On Sunday 6 August, demand averaged 23.7 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

23.7GW AVERAGEWind8.15 GW32%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass0.69 GW3%Solar2.55 GW10%Gas4.75 GW19%Imports5.80 GW23%Nuclear2.94 GW12%23.7GW AVERAGE32%10%19%23%12%
Price
£69.16/MWh
Day average £69.16
Demand23.7GW
Generation 19.3Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables43%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
101g/kWh
0Day average 101300
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Key moments

On Sunday 6 August 2023, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 29.0 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 101 g/kWh and the price £69.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 08:50. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 09:30 (66 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (154 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.62/MWh at 03:30 to £83.55/MWh at 13:30. Wind made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.5510.1%Wind 8.1532.5%Gas 4.7518.9%Hydro 0.220.9%Biomass 0.692.8%Nuclear 2.9411.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 23.7avgGeneration 19.3avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.0GW · 17:55
Low 16.9 · 05:00Avg 23.70–30 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 19.3Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports111GWh
In
138 Out
27
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 42%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sun 6 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 6 August 2023, Great Britain imported 138 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (86 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 6 Aug
Imported
138GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
111GWh
Average net flow
4.61GW 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

Average3.59GWImporting

In 86.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 1.1 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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