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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 10 August 2024

On Saturday 10 August, demand averaged 24.6 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

24.6GW AVERAGEWind9.89 GW37%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.80 GW7%Solar2.09 GW8%Gas3.38 GW13%Coal0.02 GW0%Imports3.82 GW14%Nuclear5.21 GW20%24.6GW AVERAGE37%8%13%14%20%
Price
£18.31/MWh
Day average £18.31
Demand24.6GW
Generation 22.7Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables46%
Other41%
Carbon intensityLow
67g/kWh
0Day average 67300
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Key moments

On Saturday 10 August 2024, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 30.1 GW at 11:35. Carbon intensity averaged 67 g/kWh and the price £18.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.3 GW at 15:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 15:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (35 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (120 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£30.08/MWh at 14:30 to £96.41/MWh at 21:00. The price was below zero for 11.5 hours. 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 2.097.9%Wind 9.8937.3%Gas 3.3812.7%Hydro 0.271.0%Biomass 1.806.8%Nuclear 5.2119.7%Coal 0.020.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.6avgGeneration 22.7avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.1GW · 11:35
Low 18.9 · 03:55Avg 24.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 22.7Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
84 Out
33
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 44%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sat 10 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 10 August 2024, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 10 Aug
Imported
84GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.08GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.95GWImporting

In 46.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.13GWImporting

In 27.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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