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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 26 August 2017

On Saturday 26 August, demand averaged 25.8 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

25.8GW AVERAGEWind0.95 GW4%Hydro0.40 GW2%Solar1.96 GW8%Gas10.88 GW42%Coal0.72 GW3%Imports3.18 GW12%Nuclear7.93 GW30%25.8GW AVERAGE8%42%12%30%
Price
£45.08/MWh
Day average £45.08
Demand25.8GW
Generation 22.8Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables13%
Other43%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 26 August 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 30%. Demand peaked at 30.7 GW at 12:00. The price £45.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 15:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £33.83/MWh at 03:00 to £63.77/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 48% 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 1.967.5%Wind 0.953.7%Gas 10.8841.8%Hydro 0.401.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9330.5%Coal 0.722.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.8avgGeneration 22.8avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.7GW · 12:00
Low 19.1 · 04:45Avg 25.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 22.8Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
72 Out
0
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 35%Hydro 2%Wind 4%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sat 26 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 26 August 2017, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 26 Aug
Imported
72GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.00GW 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

Average1.77GWImporting

In 42.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 0.0 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

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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