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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 31 August 2024

On Saturday 31 August, demand averaged 24.5 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

24.5GW AVERAGEWind7.41 GW29%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass0.91 GW4%Solar2.10 GW8%Gas3.61 GW14%Imports5.66 GW22%Nuclear5.25 GW21%24.5GW AVERAGE29%8%14%22%21%
Price
£79.77/MWh
Day average £79.77
Demand24.5GW
Generation 19.8Transfers 4.7
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables39%
Other46%
Carbon intensityLow
71g/kWh
0Day average 71300
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Key moments

On Saturday 31 August 2024, wind supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 29.2 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 71 g/kWh and the price £79.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 21:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (45 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (101 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.62/MWh at 13:30 to £107.22/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 37% 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 2.108.3%Wind 7.4129.1%Gas 3.6114.2%Hydro 0.532.1%Biomass 0.913.6%Nuclear 5.2520.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.5avgGeneration 19.8avgTransfers 4.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.2GW · 12:55
Low 18.4 · 04:00Avg 24.50–30 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 19.8Transfers 4.7 GW
Net imports112GWh
In
131 Out
20
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 3%Wind 37%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 31 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 31 August 2024, Great Britain imported 131 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (63 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 31 Aug
Imported
131GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
112GWh
Average net flow
4.65GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.12GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.62GWImporting

In 63.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.24GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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