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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 10 August 2017

On Thursday 10 August, demand averaged 28.7 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

28.7GW AVERAGEWind3.67 GW13%Hydro0.27 GW1%Solar2.23 GW8%Gas11.94 GW41%Coal0.65 GW2%Imports3.11 GW11%Nuclear7.27 GW25%28.7GW AVERAGE13%8%41%11%25%
Price
£41.56/MWh
Day average £41.56
Demand28.7GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables21%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 10 August 2017, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 34.3 GW at 17:25. The price £41.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £35.75/MWh at 00:00 to £54.50/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 46% 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 2.237.7%Wind 3.6712.6%Gas 11.9441.0%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2724.9%Coal 0.652.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.7avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.3GW · 17:25
Low 19.9 · 03:55Avg 28.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
69 Out
3
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 10 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 10 August 2017, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 10 Aug
Imported
69GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.77GW 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

Average1.66GWImporting

In 39.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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