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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 25 August 2023

On Friday 25 August, demand averaged 26.2 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

26.2GW AVERAGEWind3.36 GW12%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass1.38 GW5%Solar2.08 GW7%Gas14.76 GW52%Coal0.05 GW0%Imports1.61 GW6%Nuclear4.73 GW17%26.2GW AVERAGE12%7%52%17%
Price
£89.10/MWh
Day average £89.10
Demand26.2GW
Generation 26.7Transfers −0.5
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables21%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Friday 25 August 2023, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 13:25. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £89.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 21:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (187 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.85/MWh at 23:00 to £116.73/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 55% 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 2.087.4%Wind 3.3611.8%Gas 14.7652.0%Hydro 0.381.3%Biomass 1.384.9%Nuclear 4.7316.7%Coal 0.050.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.2avgGeneration 26.7avgTransfers −0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.0GW · 13:25
Low 19.2 · 03:20Avg 26.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 26.7Transfers −0.5 GW
Net exports11GWh
In
38 Out
49
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 25 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 25 August 2023, Great Britain imported 38 GWh and exported 49 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (31 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 25 Aug
Imported
38GWh
Exported
49GWh
Net out
11GWh
Average net flow
0.47GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 16.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 15.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 1.1 GWhPumped 2.1 GWh

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