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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 10 August 2023

On Thursday 10 August, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind3.42 GW12%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass1.36 GW5%Solar2.90 GW10%Gas12.77 GW45%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports3.60 GW13%Nuclear4.14 GW14%27.5GW AVERAGE12%10%45%13%14%
Price
£88.96/MWh
Day average £88.96
Demand27.5GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables23%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
201g/kWh
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Key moments

On Thursday 10 August 2023, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 201 g/kWh and the price £88.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (150 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (237 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £62.76/MWh at 13:30 to £125.47/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 51% 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 2.9010.2%Wind 3.4212.0%Gas 12.7744.7%Hydro 0.281.0%Biomass 1.364.7%Nuclear 4.1414.5%Coal 0.110.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 12:35
Low 19.5 · 04:40Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
84 Out
24
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 12%

Transfers · Thu 10 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 10 August 2023, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 10 Aug
Imported
84GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.56GWImporting

In 38.7 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWExporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.20GWImporting

In 28.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 0.5 GWh

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