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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 17 August 2017

On Thursday 17 August, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind5.77 GW19%Hydro0.46 GW2%Solar2.04 GW7%Gas10.28 GW34%Coal0.50 GW2%Imports3.16 GW10%Nuclear7.95 GW26%29.5GW AVERAGE19%34%10%26%
Price
£47.43/MWh
Day average £47.43
Demand29.5GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables27%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 17 August 2017, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 12:00. The price £47.43/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 15:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £31.12/MWh at 00:30 to £85.60/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 38% 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 2.046.8%Wind 5.7719.1%Gas 10.2834.1%Hydro 0.461.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9526.4%Coal 0.501.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 12:00
Low 20.2 · 03:25Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
69 Out
9
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 17 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 17 August 2017, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 17 Aug
Imported
69GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.52GW 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

Average1.80GWImporting

In 43.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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