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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 14 August 2023

On Monday 14 August, demand averaged 27.0 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

27.0GW AVERAGEWind6.97 GW24%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass1.27 GW4%Solar1.52 GW5%Gas10.57 GW37%Coal0.07 GW0%Imports3.89 GW14%Nuclear4.14 GW14%27.0GW AVERAGE24%37%14%14%
Price
£87.80/MWh
Day average £87.80
Demand27.0GW
Generation 24.8Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables31%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
164g/kWh
0Day average 164300
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Key moments

On Monday 14 August 2023, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity averaged 164 g/kWh and the price £87.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 17:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (188 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.87/MWh at 14:30 to £112.45/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 43% 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 1.525.3%Wind 6.9724.2%Gas 10.5736.8%Hydro 0.311.1%Biomass 1.274.4%Nuclear 4.1414.4%Coal 0.070.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.0avgGeneration 24.8avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 14:00
Low 18.5 · 04:00Avg 27.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 24.8Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
90 Out
41
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 14 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 14 August 2023, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 14 Aug
Imported
90GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.66GWImporting

In 41.7 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.80GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWExporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 0.5 GWh

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