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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 27 August 2017

On Sunday 27 August, demand averaged 24.9 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

24.9GW AVERAGEWind1.52 GW6%Hydro0.35 GW1%Solar2.34 GW9%Gas8.79 GW35%Coal0.72 GW3%Imports3.32 GW13%Nuclear8.06 GW32%24.9GW AVERAGE9%35%13%32%
Price
£42.71/MWh
Day average £42.71
Demand24.9GW
Generation 21.8Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables17%
Other45%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 27 August 2017, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 32%. Demand peaked at 29.7 GW at 17:25. The price £42.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £29.77/MWh at 15:00 to £82.02/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 40% 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 2.349.3%Wind 1.526.1%Gas 8.7935.0%Hydro 0.351.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0632.1%Coal 0.722.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.9avgGeneration 21.8avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.7GW · 17:25
Low 18.5 · 04:40Avg 24.90–30 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 21.8Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
73 Out
0
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 37%Hydro 2%Wind 7%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sun 27 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 27 August 2017, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 27 Aug
Imported
73GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.06GW 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

Average1.75GWImporting

In 42.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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