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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 19 August 2024

On Monday 19 August, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind10.04 GW34%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass2.76 GW9%Solar1.47 GW5%Gas4.38 GW15%Imports5.38 GW18%Nuclear5.33 GW18%27.4GW AVERAGE34%9%15%18%18%
Price
£80.67/MWh
Day average £80.67
Demand27.4GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables40%
Other45%
Carbon intensityLow
78g/kWh
0Day average 78300
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Key moments

On Monday 19 August 2024, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 78 g/kWh and the price £80.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.0 GW at 18:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:30 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (121 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £58.29/MWh at 23:00 to £106.13/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 41% 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 1.474.9%Wind 10.0433.8%Gas 4.3814.8%Hydro 0.321.1%Biomass 2.769.3%Nuclear 5.3318.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 12:10
Low 19.0 · 04:05Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
127 Out
54
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 19 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 19 August 2024, Great Britain imported 127 GWh and exported 54 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (77 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 19 Aug
Imported
127GWh
Exported
54GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.01GWExporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.65GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 17.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.20GWImporting

In 77.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.32GWExporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 13.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 1.2 GWh

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