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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 6 August 2017

On Sunday 6 August, demand averaged 24.1 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

24.1GW AVERAGEWind3.61 GW15%Hydro0.25 GW1%Solar1.97 GW8%Gas7.47 GW31%Coal0.16 GW1%Imports2.83 GW12%Nuclear8.03 GW33%24.1GW AVERAGE15%8%31%12%33%
Price
£36.66/MWh
Day average £36.66
Demand24.1GW
Generation 21.5Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables24%
Other45%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 6 August 2017, nuclear supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 29.1 GW at 12:05. The price £36.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 16:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £28.04/MWh at 14:30 to £48.90/MWh at 21:00. Nuclear made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 24% across 2017.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.978.1%Wind 3.6114.9%Gas 7.4730.7%Hydro 0.251.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0333.0%Coal 0.160.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.1avgGeneration 21.5avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.1GW · 12:05
Low 15.7 · 01:25Avg 24.10–30 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 21.5Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
64 Out
0
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 37%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 6 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 6 August 2017, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 6 Aug
Imported
64GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.65GW 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

Average1.33GWImporting

In 31.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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