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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 7 August 2024

On Wednesday 7 August, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind11.30 GW39%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.91 GW7%Solar1.92 GW7%Gas3.32 GW11%Imports5.14 GW18%Nuclear5.11 GW18%27.3GW AVERAGE39%11%18%18%
Price
£55.34/MWh
Day average £55.34
Demand27.3GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables46%
Other42%
Carbon intensityLow
58g/kWh
0Day average 58300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 7 August 2024, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 58 g/kWh and the price £55.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.3 GW at 14:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (37 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (84 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.68/MWh at 03:30 to £84.72/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 48% 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 1.926.6%Wind 11.3039.1%Gas 3.3211.5%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 1.916.6%Nuclear 5.1117.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 13:00
Low 19.4 · 04:00Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
119 Out
29
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 48%Solar 8%

Transfers · Wed 7 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 7 August 2024, Great Britain imported 119 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (93 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 7 Aug
Imported
119GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.87GWImporting

In 92.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.81GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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