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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 30 August 2024

On Friday 30 August, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind3.40 GW12%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass1.99 GW7%Solar3.04 GW11%Gas9.47 GW33%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports4.41 GW16%Nuclear5.26 GW19%26.8GW AVERAGE12%7%11%33%16%19%
Price
£81.96/MWh
Day average £81.96
Demand26.8GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables25%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
152g/kWh
0Day average 152300
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Key moments

On Friday 30 August 2024, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 13:10. Carbon intensity averaged 152 g/kWh and the price £81.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 02:45. Solar generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (105 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (199 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £69.56/MWh at 03:30 to £98.77/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 40% 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 3.0410.7%Wind 3.4012.0%Gas 9.4733.5%Hydro 0.622.2%Biomass 1.997.0%Nuclear 5.2618.6%Coal 0.110.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.0GW · 13:10
Low 19.7 · 05:05Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
104 Out
34
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 3%Wind 14%Solar 13%

Transfers · Fri 30 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 30 August 2024, Great Britain imported 104 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (52 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 30 Aug
Imported
104GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.90GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.05GWExporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.19GWImporting

In 52.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.20GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 2.2 GWh

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