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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 13 August 2017

On Sunday 13 August, demand averaged 24.3 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

24.3GW AVERAGEWind1.07 GW4%Hydro0.25 GW1%Solar2.29 GW9%Gas9.80 GW40%Coal0.73 GW3%Imports3.00 GW12%Nuclear7.52 GW30%24.3GW AVERAGE9%40%12%30%
Price
£43.39/MWh
Day average £43.39
Demand24.3GW
Generation 21.7Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables15%
Other43%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 13 August 2017, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 30%. Demand peaked at 29.4 GW at 12:45. The price £43.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £35.89/MWh at 14:30 to £64.17/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.299.3%Wind 1.074.4%Gas 9.8039.7%Hydro 0.251.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5230.5%Coal 0.733.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.3avgGeneration 21.7avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.4GW · 12:45
Low 17.2 · 05:40Avg 24.30–30 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 21.7Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
65 Out
0
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 35%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sun 13 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 13 August 2017, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 13 Aug
Imported
65GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.69GW 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

Average1.54GWImporting

In 36.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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