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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 21 August 2017

On Monday 21 August, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind1.31 GW4%Hydro0.59 GW2%Solar1.09 GW4%Gas14.64 GW49%Coal0.68 GW2%Imports3.17 GW11%Nuclear8.14 GW27%29.2GW AVERAGE49%11%27%
Price
£43.95/MWh
Day average £43.95
Demand29.2GW
Generation 26.4Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables10%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 21 August 2017, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 17:25. The price £43.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 13:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £26.42/MWh at 03:30 to £76.61/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 55% 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 1.093.7%Wind 1.314.4%Gas 14.6449.4%Hydro 0.592.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1427.5%Coal 0.682.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 26.4avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 17:25
Low 19.1 · 03:55Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.4Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
70 Out
2
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 2%Wind 5%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 21 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 21 August 2017, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 21 Aug
Imported
70GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.85GW 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

Average1.76GWImporting

In 42.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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