All interconnectors
Sat 5 Aug- Imported
- 63GWh
- Exported
- 0GWh
- Net in
- 63GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.61GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 5 August 2017
On Saturday 5 August, demand averaged 24.8 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.
Price
£38.36/MWh
Day average £38.36
Demand24.8GW
Generation 22.3Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables21%
Other42%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Saturday 5 August 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 31%. Demand peaked at 30.5 GW at 11:35. The price £38.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 15:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £31.31/MWh at 11:30 to £49.56/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.088.3%Wind 2.9111.6%Gas 9.2036.6%Hydro 0.291.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7130.6%Coal 0.120.5%
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Demand 20.9Generation 17.8Transfers 3.1
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Demand 24.8avgGeneration 22.3avgTransfers 2.5avg
Peak demand30.5GW · 11:35
Low 18.1 · 04:25Avg 24.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 22.3Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports63GWh
In63
Out0
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 35%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 9%
Transfers · Sat 5 Aug
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 5 August 2017, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.42GWImporting
-3
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-1
0
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00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 34.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.39GWImporting
-3
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In 9.8 GWhOut 0.4 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.80GWImporting
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0
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In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.11GWPumping
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Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh
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