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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 24 August 2024

On Saturday 24 August, demand averaged 24.7 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

24.7GW AVERAGEWind9.81 GW37%Hydro0.47 GW2%Biomass1.79 GW7%Solar1.76 GW7%Gas2.59 GW10%Imports5.18 GW19%Nuclear5.11 GW19%24.7GW AVERAGE37%10%19%19%
Price
£40.44/MWh
Day average £40.44
Demand24.7GW
Generation 21.5Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables45%
Other45%
Carbon intensityLow
54g/kWh
0Day average 54300
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Key moments

On Saturday 24 August 2024, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 29.3 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 54 g/kWh and the price £40.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.9 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (37 g/kWh) and highest at 09:30 (70 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£1.74/MWh at 15:30 to £63.61/MWh at 09:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 46% 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 1.766.6%Wind 9.8136.7%Gas 2.599.7%Hydro 0.471.8%Biomass 1.796.7%Nuclear 5.1119.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.7avgGeneration 21.5avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.3GW · 12:10
Low 19.1 · 05:55Avg 24.70–30 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 21.5Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
118 Out
44
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 46%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sat 24 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 24 August 2024, Great Britain imported 118 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (56 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 24 Aug
Imported
118GWh
Exported
44GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.06GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.28GWImporting

In 56.1 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.89GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWExporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 3.3 GWh

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