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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 4 August 2024

On Sunday 4 August, demand averaged 24.0 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

24.0GW AVERAGEWind6.43 GW26%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass2.13 GW9%Solar2.18 GW9%Gas2.96 GW12%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports5.90 GW24%Nuclear4.94 GW20%24.0GW AVERAGE26%9%9%12%24%20%
Price
£54.38/MWh
Day average £54.38
Demand24.0GW
Generation 18.9Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables35%
Other52%
Carbon intensityLow
72g/kWh
0Day average 72300
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Key moments

On Sunday 4 August 2024, wind supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 29.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 72 g/kWh and the price £54.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 19:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (33 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (132 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £3.27/MWh at 15:00 to £78.70/MWh at 00:00. Wind made 34% 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 2.188.8%Wind 6.4325.9%Gas 2.9611.9%Hydro 0.150.6%Biomass 2.138.6%Nuclear 4.9419.9%Coal 0.100.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.0avgGeneration 18.9avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.3GW · 17:25
Low 18.1 · 04:10Avg 24.00–30 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 18.9Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports131GWh
In
140 Out
10
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sun 4 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 4 August 2024, Great Britain imported 140 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (74 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 4 Aug
Imported
140GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
131GWh
Average net flow
5.44GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.08GWImporting

In 74.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.37GWPumping

Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 10.1 GWh

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