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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 26 August 2023

On Saturday 26 August, demand averaged 23.7 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

23.7GW AVERAGEWind2.64 GW11%Hydro0.37 GW2%Biomass1.42 GW6%Solar2.13 GW9%Gas9.48 GW39%Imports3.49 GW14%Nuclear4.94 GW20%23.7GW AVERAGE11%9%39%14%20%
Price
£81.05/MWh
Day average £81.05
Demand23.7GW
Generation 21.0Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables21%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
176g/kWh
0Day average 176300
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Key moments

On Saturday 26 August 2023, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 28.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 176 g/kWh and the price £81.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (130 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (212 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.19/MWh at 12:30 to £99.16/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 45% 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 2.138.7%Wind 2.6410.8%Gas 9.4838.8%Hydro 0.371.5%Biomass 1.425.8%Nuclear 4.9420.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 23.7avgGeneration 21.0avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand28.5GW · 11:30
Low 18.0 · 04:55Avg 23.70–30 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 21.0Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
83 Out
16
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sat 26 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 26 August 2023, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 26 Aug
Imported
83GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.80GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.08GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 0.5 GWhPumped 1.8 GWh

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