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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 23 August 2024

On Friday 23 August, demand averaged 27.1 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

27.1GW AVERAGEWind12.24 GW42%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass1.07 GW4%Solar3.17 GW11%Gas3.08 GW11%Imports3.49 GW12%Nuclear5.45 GW19%27.1GW AVERAGE42%11%11%12%19%
Price
£26.63/MWh
Day average £26.63
Demand27.1GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables55%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
55g/kWh
0Day average 55300
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Key moments

On Friday 23 August 2024, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 11:15. Carbon intensity averaged 55 g/kWh and the price £26.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.8 GW at 09:00. Solar generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (25 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (102 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£12.61/MWh at 04:30 to £97.32/MWh at 19:30. The price was below zero for 8 hours. Wind made 48% 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 3.1711.0%Wind 12.2442.3%Gas 3.0810.6%Hydro 0.431.5%Biomass 1.073.7%Nuclear 5.4518.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 11:15
Low 20.7 · 05:00Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
79 Out
34
Zero-carbon share84%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 48%Solar 12%

Transfers · Fri 23 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 23 August 2024, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 23 Aug
Imported
79GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.18GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.05GWExporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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