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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 6 August 2024

On Tuesday 6 August, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind7.58 GW26%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.62 GW9%Solar2.47 GW9%Gas4.77 GW17%Coal0.20 GW1%Imports5.66 GW20%Nuclear5.11 GW18%27.6GW AVERAGE26%9%9%17%20%18%
Price
£64.37/MWh
Day average £64.37
Demand27.6GW
Generation 23.0Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables36%
Other47%
Carbon intensityLow
87g/kWh
0Day average 87300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 6 August 2024, wind supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 87 g/kWh and the price £64.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 16:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 15:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (125 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.23/MWh at 02:30 to £95.46/MWh at 09:00. Wind made 33% 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 2.478.6%Wind 7.5826.5%Gas 4.7716.7%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 2.629.1%Nuclear 5.1117.8%Coal 0.200.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 23.0avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 12:00
Low 19.6 · 05:10Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 23.0Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports103GWh
In
124 Out
21
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 11%

Transfers · Tue 6 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 6 August 2024, Great Britain imported 124 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (79 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 6 Aug
Imported
124GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
103GWh
Average net flow
4.31GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.30GWImporting

In 79.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.31GWGenerating

Generated 11.7 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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