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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 28 August 2016

On Sunday 28 August, demand averaged 25.2 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

25.2GW AVERAGEWind1.63 GW6%Hydro0.27 GW1%Solar1.13 GW4%Gas10.99 GW43%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports3.20 GW12%Nuclear8.10 GW32%25.2GW AVERAGE43%12%32%
Price
—/MWh
Demand25.2GW
Generation 22.5Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables12%
Other44%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 28 August 2016, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 32%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 12:10. Wind generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 18:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 12:30. Gas made 49% 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 1.134.4%Wind 1.636.4%Gas 10.9942.8%Hydro 0.271.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1031.6%Coal 0.341.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.2avgGeneration 22.5avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 12:10
Low 18.7 · 04:40Avg 25.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 22.5Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
69 Out
1
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 36%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 28 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 28 August 2016, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 28 Aug
Imported
69GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.83GW 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

Average1.65GWImporting

In 39.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh

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