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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 24 August 2017

On Thursday 24 August, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind2.86 GW10%Hydro0.44 GW1%Solar1.67 GW6%Gas12.92 GW44%Coal0.51 GW2%Imports2.60 GW9%Nuclear8.15 GW28%28.9GW AVERAGE10%44%9%28%
Price
£44.22/MWh
Day average £44.22
Demand28.9GW
Generation 26.5Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables17%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 24 August 2017, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 16:55. The price £44.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 15:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £36.57/MWh at 03:00 to £71.34/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 49% 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 1.675.7%Wind 2.869.8%Gas 12.9244.3%Hydro 0.441.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1528.0%Coal 0.511.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 26.5avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.9GW · 16:55
Low 19.5 · 03:35Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 26.5Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
59 Out
0
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 24 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 24 August 2017, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 24 Aug
Imported
59GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.42GW 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

Average1.16GWImporting

In 28.1 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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