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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 8 August 2024

On Thursday 8 August, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind10.43 GW36%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.88 GW6%Solar1.47 GW5%Gas4.44 GW15%Imports5.63 GW19%Nuclear5.11 GW17%27.6GW AVERAGE36%15%19%17%
Price
£71.08/MWh
Day average £71.08
Demand27.6GW
Generation 23.7Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables42%
Other43%
Carbon intensityLow
71g/kWh
0Day average 71300
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Key moments

On Thursday 8 August 2024, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 33.5 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 71 g/kWh and the price £71.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.0 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 21:30 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (98 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.47/MWh at 23:30 to £84.55/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 44% 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 1.475.0%Wind 10.4335.6%Gas 4.4415.2%Hydro 0.321.1%Biomass 1.886.4%Nuclear 5.1117.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 23.7avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.5GW · 12:55
Low 19.4 · 04:35Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 23.7Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports92GWh
In
125 Out
33
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 44%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 8 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 8 August 2024, Great Britain imported 125 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (86 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 8 Aug
Imported
125GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
92GWh
Average net flow
3.83GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.07GWExporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.57GWImporting

In 85.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.19GWImporting

In 28.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 10.3 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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