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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 11 August 2023

On Friday 11 August, demand averaged 27.1 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

27.1GW AVERAGEWind10.48 GW37%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.23 GW4%Solar2.72 GW10%Gas6.32 GW22%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports3.01 GW11%Nuclear4.14 GW15%27.1GW AVERAGE37%10%22%11%15%
Price
£77.82/MWh
Day average £77.82
Demand27.1GW
Generation 25.3Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables47%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
116g/kWh
0Day average 116300
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Key moments

On Friday 11 August 2023, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 33.9 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 116 g/kWh and the price £77.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 15:45. Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (60 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (173 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.24/MWh at 13:30 to £109.25/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.729.6%Wind 10.4837.0%Gas 6.3222.3%Hydro 0.220.8%Biomass 1.234.3%Nuclear 4.1414.6%Coal 0.210.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 25.3avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.9GW · 12:20
Low 19.8 · 04:40Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 25.3Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
70 Out
27
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 11%

Transfers · Fri 11 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 11 August 2023, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (29 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 11 Aug
Imported
70GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.02GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.78GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWExporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.20GWImporting

In 28.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 3.4 GWh

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