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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 28 August 2023

On Monday 28 August, demand averaged 24.1 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

24.1GW AVERAGEWind3.91 GW15%Hydro0.43 GW2%Biomass1.44 GW6%Solar1.89 GW7%Gas10.58 GW41%Imports2.55 GW10%Nuclear5.20 GW20%24.1GW AVERAGE15%7%41%10%20%
Price
£92.78/MWh
Day average £92.78
Demand24.1GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables24%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
171g/kWh
0Day average 171300
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Key moments

On Monday 28 August 2023, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 28.7 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 171 g/kWh and the price £92.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 02:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (105 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (220 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £61.64/MWh at 02:30 to £122.03/MWh at 18:00. 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 1.897.3%Wind 3.9115.1%Gas 10.5840.7%Hydro 0.431.7%Biomass 1.445.5%Nuclear 5.2020.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.1avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand28.7GW · 16:55
Low 17.4 · 04:45Avg 24.10–30 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports15GWh
In
60 Out
45
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 28 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 28 August 2023, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 45 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 28 Aug
Imported
60GWh
Exported
45GWh
Net in
15GWh
Average net flow
0.64GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.95GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.81GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 12.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh

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