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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 August 2024

On Thursday 22 August, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 56%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind15.45 GW50%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass1.11 GW4%Solar1.44 GW5%Gas4.03 GW13%Imports3.02 GW10%Nuclear5.49 GW18%27.9GW AVERAGE50%13%10%18%
Price
£17.65/MWh
Day average £17.65
Demand27.9GW
Generation 28.0Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables56%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
62g/kWh
0Day average 62300
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 August 2024, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 33.9 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 62 g/kWh and the price £17.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.3 GW at 08:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (37 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (113 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£19.09/MWh at 03:30 to £109.50/MWh at 19:30. The price was below zero for 14.5 hours. Wind made 55% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.444.6%Wind 15.4549.8%Gas 4.0313.0%Hydro 0.461.5%Biomass 1.113.6%Nuclear 5.4917.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.9GW · 12:50
Low 20.5 · 04:40Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers −0.1 GW
Net exports8GWh
In
63 Out
71
Zero-carbon share82%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 55%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 22 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 August 2024, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 71 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 Aug
Imported
63GWh
Exported
71GWh
Net out
8GWh
Average net flow
0.32GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.06GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 18.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWExporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 9.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWGenerating

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 3.8 GWh

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