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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 13 August 2024

On Tuesday 13 August, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind7.40 GW25%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass3.14 GW11%Solar2.93 GW10%Gas5.24 GW18%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports5.08 GW17%Nuclear5.52 GW19%28.2GW AVERAGE25%11%10%18%17%19%
Price
£75.45/MWh
Day average £75.45
Demand28.2GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables36%
Other46%
Carbon intensityLow
94g/kWh
0Day average 94300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 13 August 2024, wind supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 94 g/kWh and the price £75.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 13:25. Solar generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (48 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (165 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.93/MWh at 13:30 to £97.34/MWh at 06:30. Wind made 30% 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 2.939.9%Wind 7.4024.9%Gas 5.2417.6%Hydro 0.311.1%Biomass 3.1410.6%Nuclear 5.5218.6%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 12:30
Low 20.7 · 04:35Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
116 Out
33
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 12%

Transfers · Tue 13 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 13 August 2024, Great Britain imported 116 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 13 Aug
Imported
116GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.02GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.80GWImporting

In 67.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWExporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 15.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 3.4 GWh

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