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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 9 August 2024

On Friday 9 August, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 62%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind15.21 GW50%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.46 GW5%Solar3.33 GW11%Gas3.19 GW11%Imports1.72 GW6%Nuclear5.17 GW17%27.3GW AVERAGE50%11%11%17%
Price
£18.51/MWh
Day average £18.51
Demand27.3GW
Generation 28.6Transfers −1.3
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables62%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
53g/kWh
0Day average 53300
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Key moments

On Friday 9 August 2024, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.3 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 53 g/kWh and the price £18.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.9 GW at 08:30. Solar generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (34 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (98 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£17.82/MWh at 15:00 to £79.24/MWh at 21:00. The price was below zero for 7 hours. Wind made 53% 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 3.3311.0%Wind 15.2150.2%Gas 3.1910.5%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 1.464.8%Nuclear 5.1717.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers −1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.3GW · 12:40
Low 20.0 · 03:55Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers −1.3 GW
Net exports16GWh
In
34 Out
50
Zero-carbon share84%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 53%Solar 12%

Transfers · Fri 9 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 9 August 2024, Great Britain imported 34 GWh and exported 50 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (20 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 9 Aug
Imported
34GWh
Exported
50GWh
Net out
16GWh
Average net flow
0.68GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 10.6 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

Average0.16GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.64GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 22.6 GWh

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