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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 7 August 2023

On Monday 7 August, demand averaged 26.1 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

26.1GW AVERAGEWind5.55 GW21%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass1.26 GW5%Solar2.72 GW10%Gas7.57 GW28%Imports6.54 GW24%Nuclear3.15 GW12%26.1GW AVERAGE21%10%28%24%12%
Price
£66.50/MWh
Day average £66.50
Demand26.1GW
Generation 20.5Transfers 5.6
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables31%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
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Key moments

On Monday 7 August 2023, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 32.2 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £66.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (183 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.48/MWh at 03:30 to £96.99/MWh at 20:00. 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 2.7210.1%Wind 5.5520.5%Gas 7.5728.0%Hydro 0.240.9%Biomass 1.264.7%Nuclear 3.1511.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.1avgGeneration 20.5avgTransfers 5.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.2GW · 12:35
Low 17.9 · 04:20Avg 26.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 20.5Transfers 5.6 GW
Net imports134GWh
In
154 Out
20
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 13%

Transfers · Mon 7 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 7 August 2023, Great Britain imported 154 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (81 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 7 Aug
Imported
154GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
134GWh
Average net flow
5.58GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.37GWImporting

In 81.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.84GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.20GWImporting

In 28.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 2.2 GWh

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