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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 15 August 2017

On Tuesday 15 August, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind3.17 GW11%Hydro0.30 GW1%Solar2.38 GW8%Gas12.28 GW42%Coal0.46 GW2%Imports3.05 GW10%Nuclear7.71 GW26%28.9GW AVERAGE11%8%42%10%26%
Price
£40.09/MWh
Day average £40.09
Demand28.9GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables20%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 15 August 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 12:05. The price £40.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £30.66/MWh at 03:00 to £62.88/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 47% 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 2.388.1%Wind 3.1710.8%Gas 12.2841.8%Hydro 0.301.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7126.3%Coal 0.461.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 12:05
Low 19.3 · 03:50Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
69 Out
4
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 9%

Transfers · Tue 15 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 15 August 2017, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 15 Aug
Imported
69GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.68GW 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

Average1.85GWImporting

In 44.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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