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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 12 August 2017

On Saturday 12 August, demand averaged 25.5 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

25.5GW AVERAGEWind3.77 GW15%Hydro0.28 GW1%Solar1.71 GW7%Gas9.25 GW36%Coal0.69 GW3%Imports2.68 GW10%Nuclear7.29 GW28%25.5GW AVERAGE15%36%10%28%
Price
£42.72/MWh
Day average £42.72
Demand25.5GW
Generation 23.0Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables22%
Other39%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 12 August 2017, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 29.8 GW at 11:30. The price £42.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £35.19/MWh at 02:30 to £54.63/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 40% 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 1.716.7%Wind 3.7714.7%Gas 9.2536.0%Hydro 0.281.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2928.4%Coal 0.692.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.5avgGeneration 23.0avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.8GW · 11:30
Low 19.0 · 04:30Avg 25.50–30 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.0Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
59 Out
1
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 32%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 12 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 12 August 2017, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 12 Aug
Imported
59GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.45GW 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

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

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

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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