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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 28 August 2017

On Monday 28 August, demand averaged 25.9 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

25.9GW AVERAGEWind4.33 GW16%Hydro0.31 GW1%Solar2.21 GW8%Gas8.52 GW32%Coal0.44 GW2%Imports2.48 GW9%Nuclear8.19 GW31%25.9GW AVERAGE16%8%32%9%31%
Price
£40.10/MWh
Day average £40.10
Demand25.9GW
Generation 24.0Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables26%
Other40%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 28 August 2017, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 31%. Demand peaked at 31.6 GW at 17:55. The price £40.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 12:35. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £13.97/MWh at 04:30 to £78.60/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 36% 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 2.218.4%Wind 4.3316.3%Gas 8.5232.2%Hydro 0.311.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1930.9%Coal 0.441.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.9avgGeneration 24.0avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.6GW · 17:55
Low 18.8 · 04:25Avg 25.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 24.0Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
53 Out
4
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 34%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 28 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 28 August 2017, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 28 Aug
Imported
53GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.03GW 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

Average1.20GWImporting

In 30.2 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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