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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 22 August 2017

On Tuesday 22 August, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind2.59 GW9%Hydro0.53 GW2%Solar1.07 GW4%Gas13.69 GW46%Coal1.19 GW4%Imports2.71 GW9%Nuclear7.99 GW27%29.5GW AVERAGE9%46%9%27%
Price
£45.73/MWh
Day average £45.73
Demand29.5GW
Generation 27.1Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables14%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 22 August 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 12:30. The price £45.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 22:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £35.40/MWh at 06:30 to £59.41/MWh at 10:30. Gas made 51% 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 1.073.6%Wind 2.598.7%Gas 13.6946.0%Hydro 0.531.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9926.8%Coal 1.194.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 27.1avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 12:30
Low 19.7 · 03:55Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.1Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
59 Out
0
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 22 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 22 August 2017, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 22 Aug
Imported
59GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.47GW 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

Average1.11GWImporting

In 26.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 0.0 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

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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