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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 23 August 2017

On Wednesday 23 August, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind4.09 GW14%Hydro0.49 GW2%Solar1.29 GW4%Gas12.33 GW41%Coal0.57 GW2%Imports3.06 GW10%Nuclear8.15 GW27%29.6GW AVERAGE14%41%10%27%
Price
£41.72/MWh
Day average £41.72
Demand29.6GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables20%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 23 August 2017, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 12:30. The price £41.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 02:20. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 14:30. The wholesale price ranged from £27.68/MWh at 04:00 to £54.73/MWh at 10:30. Gas made 46% 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 1.294.3%Wind 4.0913.6%Gas 12.3341.1%Hydro 0.491.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1527.2%Coal 0.571.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 12:30
Low 19.7 · 03:00Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
67 Out
1
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 2%Wind 15%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 23 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 23 August 2017, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 23 Aug
Imported
67GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.73GW 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

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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