{"id":2278,"date":"2024-11-28T09:45:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T09:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.electricinsights.uk\/?p=2278"},"modified":"2024-11-28T09:45:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T09:45:28","slug":"power-system-records-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.electricinsights.co.uk\/?p=2278","title":{"rendered":"Power system records"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Electricity generation from fossil fuels reached its lowest ever monthly average in <a href=\"https:\/\/electricinsights.co.uk\/#\/dashboard?period=1-month&amp;start=2024-08-01&amp;&amp;_k=ot4wmp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">August<\/a>, falling below 5 GW for the first time. <\/strong>As a result, the carbon intensity of electricity reached a new low of 78 g\/kWh, beating the previous record set in <a href=\"https:\/\/electricinsights.co.uk\/#\/dashboard?period=1-month&amp;start=2024-04-01&amp;&amp;_k=f42sud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">April<\/a> by over 10 g\/kWh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wind power came its closest ever to meeting Britain\u2019s entire demand for electricity early in the morning of <a href=\"https:\/\/electricinsights.co.uk\/#\/dashboard?start=2024-08-22&amp;&amp;_k=1izssl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">22 August<\/a>. Demand was under 20 GW and wind was producing 18.5 GW, meaning Britain\u2019s interconnectors were exporting and its pumped storage charging at close to full capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tables below look over the past fourteen years (2009 to 2023) and report the record output and share of electricity generation, plus sustained averages over a day, a month, and a calendar year. Cells highlighted in blue are records that were broken in the third quarter of 2024. Each number links to the date it occurred on the <a href=\"https:\/\/electricinsights.co.uk\/#\/dashboard?&amp;_k=rhhj6e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Electric Insights<\/a> website, so these records can be explored visually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"397\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.electricinsights.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/24Q3_7.1-WEB-397x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.electricinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/24Q3_7.1-WEB-397x1024.png 397w, https:\/\/reports.electricinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/24Q3_7.1-WEB-116x300.png 116w, https:\/\/reports.electricinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/24Q3_7.1-WEB-768x1981.png 768w, https:\/\/reports.electricinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/24Q3_7.1-WEB-595x1536.png 595w, https:\/\/reports.electricinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/24Q3_7.1-WEB-794x2048.png 794w, https:\/\/reports.electricinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/24Q3_7.1-WEB.png 1880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electricity generation from fossil fuels reached its lowest ever monthly average in August, falling below 5 GW for the first time. As a result, the carbon intensity of electricity reached a new low of 78 g\/kWh, beating the previous record set in April by over 10 g\/kWh. 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