All interconnectors
Sat 19 Aug- Imported
- 43GWh
- Exported
- 5GWh
- Net in
- 38GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.60GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 19 August 2017
On Saturday 19 August, demand averaged 25.9 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.
Price
£20.30/MWh
Day average £20.30
Demand25.9GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables39%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Records set on this day
All recordsKey moments
On Saturday 19 August 2017, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 30%. Demand peaked at 30.6 GW at 12:05. The price £20.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 12:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from −£9.23/MWh at 04:30 to £58.66/MWh at 21:00. The price was below zero for 5 hours. Wind made 33% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 16% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.826.9%Wind 8.1430.7%Gas 5.5220.8%Hydro 0.291.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0330.2%Coal 0.762.8%
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£31.86
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Demand 21.7Generation 20.2Transfers 1.5
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Demand 25.9avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 1.3avg
Peak demand30.6GW · 12:05
Low 19.4 · 04:45Avg 25.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports38GWh
In43
Out5
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 33%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 7%
Transfers · Sat 19 Aug
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 19 August 2017, Great Britain imported 43 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (3 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.10GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 26.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.15GWImporting
-2
-1
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2
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In 5.6 GWhOut 2.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.35GWImporting
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-1
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2
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In 11.3 GWhOut 3.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.30GWPumping
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Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 11.7 GWh
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