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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 29 August 2017

On Tuesday 29 August, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind2.83 GW9%Hydro0.39 GW1%Solar1.30 GW4%Gas13.44 GW45%Coal0.60 GW2%Imports3.24 GW11%Nuclear8.14 GW27%29.6GW AVERAGE9%45%11%27%
Price
£50.56/MWh
Day average £50.56
Demand29.6GW
Generation 26.7Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables15%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 29 August 2017, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 13:00. The price £50.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 14:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £39.92/MWh at 00:30 to £82.80/MWh at 20:30. 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 1.304.4%Wind 2.839.4%Gas 13.4444.9%Hydro 0.391.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1427.2%Coal 0.602.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 26.7avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 13:00
Low 19.2 · 03:45Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.7Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
70 Out
0
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 29 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 29 August 2017, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 29 Aug
Imported
70GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.94GW 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

Average1.55GWImporting

In 37.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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