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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 29 August 2024

On Thursday 29 August, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind6.34 GW22%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass1.64 GW6%Solar2.94 GW10%Gas8.11 GW28%Coal0.28 GW1%Imports3.95 GW14%Nuclear5.26 GW18%27.5GW AVERAGE22%10%28%14%18%
Price
£95.63/MWh
Day average £95.63
Demand27.5GW
Generation 25.2Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables34%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
136g/kWh
0Day average 136300
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Key moments

On Thursday 29 August 2024, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 35.6 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 136 g/kWh and the price £95.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 14:50. Solar generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (66 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (220 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £72.24/MWh at 11:00 to £120.57/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 32% 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 2.9410.1%Wind 6.3421.7%Gas 8.1127.8%Hydro 0.672.3%Biomass 1.645.6%Nuclear 5.2618.0%Coal 0.280.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 25.2avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.6GW · 12:05
Low 19.6 · 04:20Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.2Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
92 Out
36
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 3%Wind 25%Solar 12%

Transfers · Thu 29 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 29 August 2024, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 29 Aug
Imported
92GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.36GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.14GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.03GWExporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.43GWImporting

In 35.0 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.18GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 10.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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