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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 3 August 2018

On Friday 3 August, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind1.98 GW6%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass1.68 GW5%Solar2.05 GW6%Gas15.19 GW48%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports2.46 GW8%Nuclear7.93 GW25%31.0GW AVERAGE48%8%25%
Price
£60.29/MWh
Day average £60.29
Demand31.0GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables13%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
260g/kWh
0Day average 260300
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Key moments

On Friday 3 August 2018, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 37.9 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 260 g/kWh and the price £60.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 00:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (224 g/kWh) and highest at 13:00 (289 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.40/MWh at 02:30 to £75.86/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 52% 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 2.056.5%Wind 1.986.2%Gas 15.1947.9%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 1.685.3%Nuclear 7.9325.0%Coal 0.260.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.9GW · 12:20
Low 22.0 · 04:30Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
52 Out
9
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 3 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 3 August 2018, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 3 Aug
Imported
52GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.80GW 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

Average1.48GWImporting

In 35.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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