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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 17 August 2024

On Saturday 17 August, demand averaged 24.6 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

24.6GW AVERAGEWind5.99 GW22%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass3.21 GW12%Solar2.65 GW10%Gas4.43 GW17%Imports4.63 GW17%Nuclear5.63 GW21%24.6GW AVERAGE22%12%10%17%17%21%
Price
£71.00/MWh
Day average £71.00
Demand24.6GW
Generation 22.2Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables33%
Other50%
Carbon intensityLow
86g/kWh
0Day average 86300
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Key moments

On Saturday 17 August 2024, wind supplied 22% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 28.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 86 g/kWh and the price £71.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (48 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (155 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.12/MWh at 11:00 to £97.74/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 27% 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 2.659.9%Wind 5.9922.4%Gas 4.4316.5%Hydro 0.271.0%Biomass 3.2112.0%Nuclear 5.6321.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.6avgGeneration 22.2avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand28.9GW · 12:00
Low 18.7 · 05:50Avg 24.60–30 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 22.2Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
105 Out
48
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sat 17 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 17 August 2024, Great Britain imported 105 GWh and exported 48 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (61 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 17 Aug
Imported
105GWh
Exported
48GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.36GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.23GWExporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.56GWImporting

In 61.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 15.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 3.8 GWh

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