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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 28 August 2024

On Wednesday 28 August, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind7.01 GW24%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass2.22 GW8%Solar1.93 GW7%Gas7.44 GW25%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports4.69 GW16%Nuclear5.12 GW17%27.7GW AVERAGE24%8%25%16%17%
Price
£86.17/MWh
Day average £86.17
Demand27.7GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables33%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
128g/kWh
0Day average 128300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 28 August 2024, gas supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 128 g/kWh and the price £86.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (66 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £54.57/MWh at 01:30 to £113.20/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 30% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.936.6%Wind 7.0123.9%Gas 7.4425.4%Hydro 0.642.2%Biomass 2.227.6%Nuclear 5.1217.5%Coal 0.260.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.6GW · 12:05
Low 19.7 · 04:40Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
109 Out
39
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 3%Wind 28%Solar 8%

Transfers · Wed 28 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 28 August 2024, Great Britain imported 109 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 28 Aug
Imported
109GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.92GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.06GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.96GWImporting

In 47.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.12GWExporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 0.2 GWh

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