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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 August 2018

On Sunday 5 August, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind1.78 GW7%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.13 GW4%Solar2.85 GW10%Gas10.15 GW37%Imports3.09 GW11%Nuclear7.93 GW29%26.8GW AVERAGE10%37%11%29%
Price
£51.99/MWh
Day average £51.99
Demand26.8GW
Generation 24.0Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables18%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
222g/kWh
0Day average 222300
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Key moments

On Sunday 5 August 2018, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 29%. Demand peaked at 31.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 222 g/kWh and the price £51.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (200 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (236 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.60/MWh at 14:30 to £65.76/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 42% 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 2.8510.5%Wind 1.786.5%Gas 10.1537.4%Hydro 0.210.8%Biomass 1.134.2%Nuclear 7.9329.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 24.0avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.8GW · 13:00
Low 19.8 · 05:25Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 24.0Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
69 Out
1
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 33%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sun 5 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 5 August 2018, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 5 Aug
Imported
69GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.85GW 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

Average1.76GWImporting

In 42.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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