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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 2 August 2017

On Wednesday 2 August, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind5.31 GW18%Hydro0.27 GW1%Solar0.85 GW3%Gas10.99 GW38%Coal0.66 GW2%Imports3.10 GW11%Nuclear7.91 GW27%28.6GW AVERAGE18%38%11%27%
Price
£39.69/MWh
Day average £39.69
Demand28.6GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables22%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 2 August 2017, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 17:20. The price £39.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 17:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £28.05/MWh at 03:30 to £48.77/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 42% 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 0.852.9%Wind 5.3118.3%Gas 10.9937.8%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9127.2%Coal 0.662.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.9GW · 17:20
Low 18.8 · 03:25Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
68 Out
8
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 2 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 2 August 2017, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 2 Aug
Imported
68GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.48GW 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

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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