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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 August 2018

On Thursday 2 August, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind3.11 GW10%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass1.92 GW6%Solar2.38 GW8%Gas12.86 GW41%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports2.80 GW9%Nuclear7.92 GW25%30.9GW AVERAGE10%8%41%9%25%
Price
£55.46/MWh
Day average £55.46
Demand30.9GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables18%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
231g/kWh
0Day average 231300
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Key moments

On Thursday 2 August 2018, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 231 g/kWh and the price £55.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (179 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (260 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.74/MWh at 01:00 to £68.45/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.387.6%Wind 3.119.9%Gas 12.8641.0%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 1.926.1%Nuclear 7.9225.2%Coal 0.260.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 12:55
Low 21.1 · 04:00Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
61 Out
4
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 2 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 2 August 2018, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 2 Aug
Imported
61GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.37GW 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

Average1.74GWImporting

In 41.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 4.5 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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