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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 16 August 2017

On Wednesday 16 August, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind5.20 GW18%Hydro0.24 GW1%Solar1.98 GW7%Gas10.58 GW36%Coal0.49 GW2%Imports3.16 GW11%Nuclear7.95 GW27%29.2GW AVERAGE18%36%11%27%
Price
£39.75/MWh
Day average £39.75
Demand29.2GW
Generation 26.4Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables25%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 16 August 2017, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 12:00. The price £39.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 18:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £30.95/MWh at 23:30 to £57.33/MWh at 08:30. 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 1.986.7%Wind 5.2017.6%Gas 10.5835.7%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9526.9%Coal 0.491.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 26.4avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 12:00
Low 20.2 · 03:50Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.4Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
71 Out
4
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 7%

Transfers · Wed 16 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 16 August 2017, Great Britain imported 71 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

Wed 16 Aug
Imported
71GWh
Exported
4GWh
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

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 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 5.0 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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