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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 3 August 2024

On Saturday 3 August, demand averaged 24.6 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

24.6GW AVERAGEWind4.83 GW19%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass2.07 GW8%Solar2.71 GW11%Gas4.83 GW19%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports6.25 GW24%Nuclear4.74 GW18%24.6GW AVERAGE19%8%11%19%24%18%
Price
£75.87/MWh
Day average £75.87
Demand24.6GW
Generation 19.5Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables30%
Other51%
Carbon intensityLow
100g/kWh
0Day average 100300
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Key moments

On Saturday 3 August 2024, gas supplied 19% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 29.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 100 g/kWh and the price £75.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 16:05. Solar generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (48 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (159 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.51/MWh at 16:30 to £98.69/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 25% 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 2.7110.5%Wind 4.8318.7%Gas 4.8318.7%Hydro 0.150.6%Biomass 2.078.0%Nuclear 4.7418.4%Coal 0.220.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.6avgGeneration 19.5avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.3GW · 12:00
Low 19.0 · 05:10Avg 24.60–30 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 19.5Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports119GWh
In
145 Out
26
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 14%

Transfers · Sat 3 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 3 August 2024, Great Britain imported 145 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (78 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 3 Aug
Imported
145GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
119GWh
Average net flow
4.96GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 9.8 GWhOut 9.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.25GWImporting

In 78.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.4 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

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh

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