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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 August 2018

On Wednesday 8 August, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind3.75 GW12%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass2.01 GW6%Solar2.10 GW7%Gas11.67 GW38%Coal0.25 GW1%Imports3.15 GW10%Nuclear7.92 GW26%30.4GW AVERAGE12%38%10%26%
Price
£52.92/MWh
Day average £52.92
Demand30.4GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables19%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
223g/kWh
0Day average 223300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 8 August 2018, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 223 g/kWh and the price £52.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 15:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (198 g/kWh) and highest at 10:00 (242 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.37/MWh at 05:30 to £65.69/MWh at 08:30. 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 2.106.8%Wind 3.7512.1%Gas 11.6737.7%Hydro 0.140.4%Biomass 2.016.5%Nuclear 7.9225.6%Coal 0.250.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 13:05
Low 21.5 · 03:35Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
73 Out
6
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 0%Wind 13%Solar 8%

Transfers · Wed 8 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 8 August 2018, 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

Wed 8 Aug
Imported
73GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.79GW 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

Average1.88GWImporting

In 45.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 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 3.1 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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