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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 12 August 2024

On Monday 12 August, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind11.70 GW38%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass2.74 GW9%Solar2.69 GW9%Gas4.03 GW13%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports4.06 GW13%Nuclear5.41 GW17%28.3GW AVERAGE38%9%9%13%13%17%
Price
£39.90/MWh
Day average £39.90
Demand28.3GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables47%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
73g/kWh
0Day average 73300
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Key moments

On Monday 12 August 2024, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 35.0 GW at 13:35. Carbon intensity averaged 73 g/kWh and the price £39.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.6 GW at 04:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (45 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (143 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£15.11/MWh at 03:30 to £109.53/MWh at 20:30. The price was below zero for 5.5 hours. Wind made 43% 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 2.698.7%Wind 11.7037.7%Gas 4.0313.0%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 2.748.8%Nuclear 5.4117.4%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.0GW · 13:35
Low 20.1 · 04:15Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports41GWh
In
90 Out
49
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 43%Solar 10%

Transfers · Mon 12 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 12 August 2024, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 49 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 12 Aug
Imported
90GWh
Exported
49GWh
Net in
41GWh
Average net flow
1.71GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.18GWExporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.46GWImporting

In 59.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.72GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 17.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWExporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 15.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.36GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 15.6 GWh

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