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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 1 August 2024

On Thursday 1 August, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind2.35 GW8%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.55 GW9%Solar3.05 GW10%Gas10.23 GW35%Coal0.30 GW1%Imports5.82 GW20%Nuclear4.64 GW16%27.9GW AVERAGE8%9%10%35%20%16%
Price
£85.06/MWh
Day average £85.06
Demand27.9GW
Generation 23.3Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables19%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
166g/kWh
0Day average 166300
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Key moments

On Thursday 1 August 2024, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 166 g/kWh and the price £85.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 01:10. Solar generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (141 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (210 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.78/MWh at 04:00 to £110.91/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 44% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.0510.5%Wind 2.358.1%Gas 10.2335.1%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 2.558.8%Nuclear 4.6415.9%Coal 0.301.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 23.3avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 11:30
Low 20.5 · 04:40Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 23.3Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports105GWh
In
133 Out
28
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 13%

Transfers · Thu 1 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 1 August 2024, Great Britain imported 133 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (76 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 1 Aug
Imported
133GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
105GWh
Average net flow
4.36GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.03GWExporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.18GWImporting

In 76.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWGenerating

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 1.8 GWh

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