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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 3 August 2017

On Thursday 3 August, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind7.40 GW26%Hydro0.34 GW1%Solar1.59 GW6%Gas8.61 GW30%Coal0.29 GW1%Imports2.95 GW10%Nuclear7.50 GW26%28.2GW AVERAGE26%30%10%26%
Price
£41.36/MWh
Day average £41.36
Demand28.2GW
Generation 25.7Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables33%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 3 August 2017, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 12:10. The price £41.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 16:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £33.93/MWh at 03:30 to £55.18/MWh at 11:00. Gas made 33% 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 1.595.6%Wind 7.4025.8%Gas 8.6130.0%Hydro 0.341.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5026.2%Coal 0.291.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 25.7avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.6GW · 12:10
Low 18.8 · 03:55Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 25.7Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
65 Out
3
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 3 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 3 August 2017, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 3 Aug
Imported
65GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.59GW 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

Average1.63GWImporting

In 39.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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