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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 23 August 2016

On Tuesday 23 August, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind1.39 GW4%Hydro0.28 GW1%Solar2.27 GW7%Gas15.81 GW49%Coal1.06 GW3%Imports2.92 GW9%Nuclear8.37 GW26%31.4GW AVERAGE7%49%9%26%
Price
—/MWh
Demand31.4GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables12%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 23 August 2016, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 16:55. Wind generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 23:05. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 13:00. Gas made 54% 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 2.277.1%Wind 1.394.3%Gas 15.8149.3%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3726.1%Coal 1.063.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 16:55
Low 21.2 · 03:50Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
63 Out
5
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 23 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 23 August 2016, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 23 Aug
Imported
63GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.42GW 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

Average1.56GWImporting

In 37.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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