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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 14 August 2017

On Monday 14 August, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind4.19 GW14%Hydro0.23 GW1%Solar1.60 GW5%Gas12.07 GW41%Coal0.50 GW2%Imports3.09 GW11%Nuclear7.64 GW26%28.9GW AVERAGE14%41%11%26%
Price
£40.16/MWh
Day average £40.16
Demand28.9GW
Generation 26.2Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables21%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 14 August 2017, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 12:15. The price £40.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 13:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £35.34/MWh at 06:30 to £53.52/MWh at 17:00. 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 1.605.4%Wind 4.1914.3%Gas 12.0741.2%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6426.1%Coal 0.501.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 12:15
Low 18.3 · 03:25Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
71 Out
2
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 14 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 14 August 2017, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 14 Aug
Imported
71GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.87GW 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

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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