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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 20 August 2024

On Tuesday 20 August, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind13.35 GW43%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass1.56 GW5%Solar2.94 GW10%Gas3.05 GW10%Imports4.15 GW13%Nuclear5.45 GW18%27.9GW AVERAGE43%10%10%13%18%
Price
£52.58/MWh
Day average £52.58
Demand27.9GW
Generation 26.7Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables54%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
50g/kWh
0Day average 50300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 20 August 2024, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 35.0 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 50 g/kWh and the price £52.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.2 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (26 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (80 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £4.64/MWh at 23:30 to £97.84/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 50% 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 2.949.5%Wind 13.3543.3%Gas 3.059.9%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 1.565.1%Nuclear 5.4517.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 26.7avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.0GW · 12:50
Low 20.1 · 04:45Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 26.7Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports29GWh
In
93 Out
65
Zero-carbon share83%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 50%Solar 11%

Transfers · Tue 20 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 20 August 2024, Great Britain imported 93 GWh and exported 65 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (55 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 20 Aug
Imported
93GWh
Exported
65GWh
Net in
29GWh
Average net flow
1.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.40GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 14.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.54GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 15.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.30GWImporting

In 55.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.66GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 15.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 19.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.20GWImporting

In 28.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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