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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 25 August 2017

On Friday 25 August, demand averaged 28.4 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

28.4GW AVERAGEWind1.85 GW6%Hydro0.39 GW1%Solar2.10 GW7%Gas13.09 GW45%Coal0.99 GW3%Imports2.58 GW9%Nuclear7.90 GW27%28.4GW AVERAGE7%45%9%27%
Price
£40.92/MWh
Day average £40.92
Demand28.4GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables15%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 25 August 2017, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 12:05. The price £40.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 01:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £29.63/MWh at 03:30 to £58.27/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 50% 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 2.107.3%Wind 1.856.4%Gas 13.0945.3%Hydro 0.391.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9027.3%Coal 0.993.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.4avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 12:05
Low 19.3 · 03:00Avg 28.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
58 Out
3
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 25 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 25 August 2017, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 25 Aug
Imported
58GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.26GW 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

Average1.29GWImporting

In 31.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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