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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 14 August 2024

On Wednesday 14 August, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind4.47 GW15%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass3.15 GW11%Solar2.27 GW8%Gas8.46 GW29%Imports5.21 GW18%Nuclear5.49 GW19%27.5GW AVERAGE15%11%8%29%18%19%
Price
£73.77/MWh
Day average £73.77
Demand27.5GW
Generation 24.1Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables24%
Other47%
Carbon intensityModerate
131g/kWh
0Day average 131300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 14 August 2024, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 33.0 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 131 g/kWh and the price £73.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 22:05. Solar generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (169 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.67/MWh at 05:00 to £91.06/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.277.7%Wind 4.4715.2%Gas 8.4628.8%Hydro 0.301.0%Biomass 3.1510.7%Nuclear 5.4918.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.0GW · 12:20
Low 19.9 · 04:50Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
120 Out
41
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 9%

Transfers · Wed 14 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 14 August 2024, Great Britain imported 120 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (77 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 14 Aug
Imported
120GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.29GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWExporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.21GWImporting

In 76.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 18.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 33.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 4.0 GWh

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