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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 6 August 2018

On Monday 6 August, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind2.92 GW9%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.05 GW7%Solar2.50 GW8%Gas13.53 GW43%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports1.86 GW6%Nuclear7.94 GW25%30.7GW AVERAGE9%8%43%25%
Price
£56.04/MWh
Day average £56.04
Demand30.7GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables18%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
237g/kWh
0Day average 237300
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Key moments

On Monday 6 August 2018, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 237 g/kWh and the price £56.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 02:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (182 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (278 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.67/MWh at 04:30 to £73.13/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 46% 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 2.508.0%Wind 2.929.3%Gas 13.5343.4%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.056.6%Nuclear 7.9425.5%Coal 0.210.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 12:30
Low 20.5 · 03:45Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports34GWh
In
38 Out
4
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 6 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 6 August 2018, Great Britain imported 38 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 6 Aug
Imported
38GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
34GWh
Average net flow
1.43GW 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

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWImporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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