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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 24 August 2023

On Thursday 24 August, demand averaged 27.1 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

27.1GW AVERAGEWind3.54 GW12%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass1.04 GW4%Solar1.87 GW6%Gas15.44 GW53%Coal0.44 GW2%Imports1.85 GW6%Nuclear4.72 GW16%27.1GW AVERAGE12%53%16%
Price
£90.00/MWh
Day average £90.00
Demand27.1GW
Generation 27.4Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables20%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
233g/kWh
0Day average 233300
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Key moments

On Thursday 24 August 2023, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 233 g/kWh and the price £90.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (212 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (260 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 00:00 to £142.06/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 56% 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 1.876.4%Wind 3.5412.1%Gas 15.4452.8%Hydro 0.341.2%Biomass 1.043.6%Nuclear 4.7216.1%Coal 0.441.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 10:30
Low 19.9 · 04:35Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers −0.2 GW
Net exports8GWh
In
42 Out
49
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 24 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 24 August 2023, Great Britain imported 42 GWh and exported 49 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to France (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 24 Aug
Imported
42GWh
Exported
49GWh
Net out
8GWh
Average net flow
0.32GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.35GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.05GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 25.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 0.9 GWh

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