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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 2 August 2024

On Friday 2 August, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind7.04 GW24%Hydro0.14 GW1%Biomass2.48 GW9%Solar2.86 GW10%Gas5.75 GW20%Coal0.20 GW1%Imports5.74 GW20%Nuclear4.64 GW16%27.7GW AVERAGE24%9%10%20%20%16%
Price
£77.38/MWh
Day average £77.38
Demand27.7GW
Generation 23.1Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables35%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
105g/kWh
0Day average 105300
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Key moments

On Friday 2 August 2024, wind supplied 24% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 33.9 GW at 13:15. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £77.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.0 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (152 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £58.58/MWh at 14:00 to £98.88/MWh at 05:30. Wind made 30% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.869.9%Wind 7.0424.4%Gas 5.7519.9%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 2.488.6%Nuclear 4.6416.1%Coal 0.200.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 23.1avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.9GW · 13:15
Low 20.1 · 05:05Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 23.1Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports118GWh
In
137 Out
19
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 12%

Transfers · Fri 2 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 2 August 2024, Great Britain imported 137 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (79 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 2 Aug
Imported
137GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
118GWh
Average net flow
4.93GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.13GWExporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.29GWImporting

In 79.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.32GWPumping

Generated 0.6 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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