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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 30 August 2017

On Wednesday 30 August, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind2.90 GW10%Hydro0.33 GW1%Solar1.01 GW3%Gas13.45 GW45%Coal1.07 GW4%Imports3.15 GW10%Nuclear8.28 GW27%29.8GW AVERAGE10%45%10%27%
Price
£43.98/MWh
Day average £43.98
Demand29.8GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables14%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 30 August 2017, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 17:20. The price £43.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 01:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £31.84/MWh at 05:00 to £58.29/MWh at 20:00. 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 1.013.3%Wind 2.909.6%Gas 13.4544.5%Hydro 0.331.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2827.4%Coal 1.073.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 17:20
Low 20.0 · 03:55Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
71 Out
3
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 30 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 30 August 2017, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 30 Aug
Imported
71GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.83GW 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 42.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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