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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 7 August 2017

On Monday 7 August, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind2.75 GW10%Hydro0.33 GW1%Solar1.51 GW5%Gas11.90 GW42%Coal0.48 GW2%Imports3.10 GW11%Nuclear8.34 GW29%28.0GW AVERAGE10%42%11%29%
Price
£38.04/MWh
Day average £38.04
Demand28.0GW
Generation 25.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables16%
Other40%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 7 August 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 29%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 17:55. The price £38.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £27.23/MWh at 04:30 to £53.25/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 47% 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 1.515.3%Wind 2.759.7%Gas 11.9041.9%Hydro 0.331.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3429.4%Coal 0.481.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 25.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.8GW · 17:55
Low 18.0 · 04:05Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
68 Out
0
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 33%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 7 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 7 August 2017, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 7 Aug
Imported
68GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.81GW 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

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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