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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 31 August 2017

On Thursday 31 August, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind1.04 GW3%Hydro0.35 GW1%Solar1.99 GW7%Gas13.61 GW45%Coal1.87 GW6%Imports3.27 GW11%Nuclear8.38 GW27%29.9GW AVERAGE45%11%27%
Price
£45.26/MWh
Day average £45.26
Demand29.9GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables11%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 31 August 2017, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 12:00. The price £45.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 17:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £37.54/MWh at 03:30 to £63.95/MWh at 08:30. 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 1.996.5%Wind 1.043.4%Gas 13.6144.6%Hydro 0.351.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3827.5%Coal 1.876.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 12:00
Low 20.1 · 03:15Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
73 Out
6
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 31 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 31 August 2017, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 31 Aug
Imported
73GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.81GW 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

Average1.87GWImporting

In 44.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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