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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 August 2018

On Thursday 9 August, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind3.04 GW10%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass2.31 GW8%Solar1.46 GW5%Gas12.03 GW39%Coal0.44 GW1%Imports3.27 GW11%Nuclear7.96 GW26%30.2GW AVERAGE10%8%39%11%26%
Price
£56.49/MWh
Day average £56.49
Demand30.2GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables15%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
232g/kWh
0Day average 232300
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 August 2018, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 35.6 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 232 g/kWh and the price £56.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 17:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (182 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (263 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.68/MWh at 05:30 to £70.58/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 44% 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 1.464.8%Wind 3.049.9%Gas 12.0339.3%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 2.317.5%Nuclear 7.9626.0%Coal 0.441.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.6GW · 12:05
Low 21.5 · 03:55Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
73 Out
3
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 9 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 August 2018, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 Aug
Imported
73GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.90GW 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

Average1.91GWImporting

In 45.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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