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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 16 August 2024

On Friday 16 August, demand averaged 27.1 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

27.1GW AVERAGEWind6.91 GW24%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass3.08 GW11%Solar3.37 GW12%Gas5.51 GW19%Coal0.04 GW0%Imports4.42 GW15%Nuclear5.54 GW19%27.1GW AVERAGE24%11%12%19%15%19%
Price
£71.14/MWh
Day average £71.14
Demand27.1GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables36%
Other45%
Carbon intensityLow
94g/kWh
0Day average 94300
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Key moments

On Friday 16 August 2024, wind supplied 24% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 94 g/kWh and the price £71.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 21:40. Solar generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (160 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.93/MWh at 16:00 to £97.24/MWh at 21:00. Wind made 28% 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 3.3711.6%Wind 6.9123.7%Gas 5.5118.9%Hydro 0.281.0%Biomass 3.0810.6%Nuclear 5.5419.0%Coal 0.040.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 12:40
Low 20.1 · 04:45Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
102 Out
48
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 14%

Transfers · Fri 16 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 16 August 2024, Great Britain imported 102 GWh and exported 48 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 16 Aug
Imported
102GWh
Exported
48GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.08GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.66GWImporting

In 63.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 1.6 GWh

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