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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 11 August 2024

On Sunday 11 August, demand averaged 24.4 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

24.4GW AVERAGEWind4.61 GW18%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.44 GW10%Solar3.46 GW14%Gas2.94 GW12%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports6.20 GW24%Nuclear5.28 GW21%24.4GW AVERAGE18%10%14%12%24%21%
Price
£68.29/MWh
Day average £68.29
Demand24.4GW
Generation 19.2Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables33%
Other55%
Carbon intensityLow
77g/kWh
0Day average 77300
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Key moments

On Sunday 11 August 2024, nuclear supplied 21% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 29.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 77 g/kWh and the price £68.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.8 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 02:30 (105 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £3.27/MWh at 23:30 to £92.21/MWh at 18:00. Nuclear made 27% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 16% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.4613.6%Wind 4.6118.1%Gas 2.9411.6%Hydro 0.291.1%Biomass 2.449.6%Nuclear 5.2820.7%Coal 0.220.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.4avgGeneration 19.2avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.5GW · 11:30
Low 18.2 · 05:50Avg 24.40–30 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 19.2Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports119GWh
In
139 Out
19
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 18%

Transfers · Sun 11 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 11 August 2024, Great Britain imported 139 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (78 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 11 Aug
Imported
139GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
119GWh
Average net flow
4.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.24GWImporting

In 77.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 7.8 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWGenerating

Generated 10.2 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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