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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 27 August 2016

On Saturday 27 August, demand averaged 26.4 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

26.4GW AVERAGEWind1.71 GW6%Hydro0.29 GW1%Solar1.16 GW4%Gas12.17 GW45%Coal0.31 GW1%Imports3.21 GW12%Nuclear8.10 GW30%26.4GW AVERAGE45%12%30%
Price
—/MWh
Demand26.4GW
Generation 23.7Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables12%
Other42%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 27 August 2016, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 30%. Demand peaked at 30.8 GW at 10:30. Wind generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 16:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 12:00. Gas made 51% 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 1.164.3%Wind 1.716.3%Gas 12.1745.1%Hydro 0.291.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1030.1%Coal 0.311.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.4avgGeneration 23.7avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.8GW · 10:30
Low 20.2 · 04:30Avg 26.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.7Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
70 Out
1
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 34%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 27 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 27 August 2016, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 27 Aug
Imported
70GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.88GW 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

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh

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