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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 4 August 2016

On Thursday 4 August, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind4.79 GW16%Hydro0.27 GW1%Solar1.66 GW6%Gas12.51 GW42%Coal0.82 GW3%Imports2.90 GW10%Nuclear7.01 GW23%29.5GW AVERAGE16%42%10%23%
Price
—/MWh
Demand29.5GW
Generation 27.1Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables22%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 4 August 2016, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 17:25. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 02:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 11:00. Gas made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.665.5%Wind 4.7916.0%Gas 12.5141.8%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0123.4%Coal 0.822.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 27.1avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 17:25
Low 19.0 · 03:30Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.1Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
62 Out
3
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 4 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 4 August 2016, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 4 Aug
Imported
62GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.63GWImporting

In 39.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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