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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 August 2024

On Monday 26 August, demand averaged 24.7 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

24.7GW AVERAGEWind9.63 GW35%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass1.56 GW6%Solar2.51 GW9%Gas4.52 GW16%Imports3.57 GW13%Nuclear5.08 GW19%24.7GW AVERAGE35%9%16%13%19%
Price
£60.40/MWh
Day average £60.40
Demand24.7GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables46%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
79g/kWh
0Day average 79300
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Key moments

On Monday 26 August 2024, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 30.6 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 79 g/kWh and the price £60.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (41 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (155 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.88/MWh at 02:00 to £110.71/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 40% 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 2.519.1%Wind 9.6335.1%Gas 4.5216.5%Hydro 0.562.0%Biomass 1.565.7%Nuclear 5.0818.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.7avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.6GW · 12:20
Low 18.2 · 04:45Avg 24.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports20GWh
In
81 Out
61
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 11%

Transfers · Mon 26 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 26 August 2024, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 61 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 26 Aug
Imported
81GWh
Exported
61GWh
Net in
20GWh
Average net flow
0.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.57GWImporting

In 24.2 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 13.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 15.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.28GWImporting

In 30.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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