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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 1 August 2017

On Tuesday 1 August, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind3.41 GW12%Hydro0.25 GW1%Solar2.07 GW7%Gas11.57 GW40%Coal0.52 GW2%Imports3.19 GW11%Nuclear7.90 GW27%28.2GW AVERAGE12%7%40%11%27%
Price
£37.89/MWh
Day average £37.89
Demand28.2GW
Generation 25.7Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables20%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 1 August 2017, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 13:00. The price £37.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £22.55/MWh at 04:00 to £53.12/MWh at 09:30. Gas made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.077.2%Wind 3.4111.8%Gas 11.5740.0%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9027.3%Coal 0.521.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 25.7avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.9GW · 13:00
Low 19.0 · 03:55Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 25.7Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
71 Out
10
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 1 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 1 August 2017, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 1 Aug
Imported
71GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.51GW 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

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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