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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 25 August 2024

On Sunday 25 August, demand averaged 24.0 GW. Renewables supplied 62%.

24.0GW AVERAGEWind14.31 GW53%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass1.10 GW4%Solar2.16 GW8%Gas2.62 GW10%Imports1.45 GW5%Nuclear5.05 GW19%24.0GW AVERAGE53%8%10%19%
Price
£14.75/MWh
Day average £14.75
Demand24.0GW
Generation 25.6Transfers −1.6
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables62%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
49g/kWh
0Day average 49300
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Key moments

On Sunday 25 August 2024, wind supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 29.5 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 49 g/kWh and the price £14.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.9 GW at 17:15. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (36 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (62 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£22.86/MWh at 13:00 to £80.34/MWh at 21:00. The price was below zero for 9.5 hours. Wind made 56% 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 2.168.0%Wind 14.3152.8%Gas 2.629.7%Hydro 0.401.5%Biomass 1.104.1%Nuclear 5.0518.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.0avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers −1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.5GW · 17:55
Low 17.6 · 04:35Avg 24.00–30 GW
Made in Great Britain107%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers −1.6 GW
Net exports29GWh
In
32 Out
61
Zero-carbon share85%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 56%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sun 25 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 25 August 2024, Great Britain imported 32 GWh and exported 61 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (11 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 25 Aug
Imported
32GWh
Exported
61GWh
Net out
29GWh
Average net flow
1.22GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWExporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.08GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.52GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 16.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.36GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 11.9 GWh

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