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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 8 August 2023

On Tuesday 8 August, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

26.9GW AVERAGEWind7.29 GW26%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.25 GW4%Solar1.66 GW6%Gas8.75 GW31%Imports5.17 GW18%Nuclear3.64 GW13%26.9GW AVERAGE26%31%18%13%
Price
£69.07/MWh
Day average £69.07
Demand26.9GW
Generation 22.8Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables33%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
149g/kWh
0Day average 149300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 8 August 2023, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 32.6 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 149 g/kWh and the price £69.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (199 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.61/MWh at 02:30 to £101.84/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 38% 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 1.665.9%Wind 7.2926.0%Gas 8.7531.3%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 1.254.5%Nuclear 3.6413.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.9avgGeneration 22.8avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.6GW · 12:25
Low 18.4 · 04:00Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 22.8Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports98GWh
In
123 Out
25
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 8 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 8 August 2023, Great Britain imported 123 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (65 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 8 Aug
Imported
123GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
98GWh
Average net flow
4.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.72GWImporting

In 65.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.96GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.20GWImporting

In 28.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 0.8 GWhPumped 2.5 GWh

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