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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 5 August 2024

On Monday 5 August, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind11.13 GW38%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.92 GW7%Solar1.97 GW7%Gas4.41 GW15%Imports4.50 GW15%Nuclear5.05 GW17%27.6GW AVERAGE38%15%15%17%
Price
£52.51/MWh
Day average £52.51
Demand27.6GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables46%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
73g/kWh
0Day average 73300
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Key moments

On Monday 5 August 2024, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 33.8 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 73 g/kWh and the price £52.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.0 GW at 10:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (132 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.91/MWh at 03:30 to £95.66/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 45% 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 1.976.7%Wind 11.1338.1%Gas 4.4115.1%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 1.926.6%Nuclear 5.0517.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.8GW · 12:10
Low 19.0 · 04:45Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
102 Out
30
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 45%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 5 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 5 August 2024, Great Britain imported 102 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (65 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 5 Aug
Imported
102GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
2.98GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.05GWExporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 10.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.21GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.70GWImporting

In 64.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 14.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.03GWImporting

In 24.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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