All interconnectors
Wed 9 Aug- Imported
- 74GWh
- Exported
- 0GWh
- Net in
- 73GWh
- Average net flow
- 3.06GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 9 August 2017
On Wednesday 9 August, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.
Price
£42.91/MWh
Day average £42.91
Demand28.6GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables22%
Other39%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Wednesday 9 August 2017, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 34.5 GW at 16:55. The price £42.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 09:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 14:30. The wholesale price ranged from £27.43/MWh at 05:30 to £59.99/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.973.4%Wind 4.9917.2%Gas 10.9337.7%Hydro 0.301.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8827.2%Coal 0.561.9%
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£40.05
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Demand 23.2Generation 20.7Transfers 2.5
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Demand 28.6avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 3.0avg
Peak demand34.5GW · 16:55
Low 18.7 · 03:25Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports73GWh
In74
Out0
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 4%
Transfers · Wed 9 Aug
Interconnectors and storage
On Wednesday 9 August 2017, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.75GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 41.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.42GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 10.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.89GWImporting
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-1
0
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In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.08GWPumping
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Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh
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