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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 15 August 2024

On Thursday 15 August, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind11.79 GW39%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.02 GW7%Solar1.92 GW6%Gas3.41 GW11%Coal0.01 GW0%Imports5.03 GW17%Nuclear5.46 GW18%27.8GW AVERAGE39%11%17%18%
Price
£44.12/MWh
Day average £44.12
Demand27.8GW
Generation 24.9Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables47%
Other42%
Carbon intensityLow
63g/kWh
0Day average 63300
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Key moments

On Thursday 15 August 2024, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 13:55. Carbon intensity averaged 63 g/kWh and the price £44.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.9 GW at 14:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (30 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (99 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£5.95/MWh at 13:00 to £85.23/MWh at 19:30. The price was below zero for 4 hours. Wind made 47% 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 1.926.4%Wind 11.7939.4%Gas 3.4111.4%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 2.026.7%Nuclear 5.4618.3%Coal 0.010.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 13:55
Low 20.0 · 04:50Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
115 Out
37
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 47%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 15 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 15 August 2024, Great Britain imported 115 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (69 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 15 Aug
Imported
115GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.86GWImporting

In 68.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.33GWExporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 13.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.14GWImporting

In 27.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.38GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 14.8 GWh

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