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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 10 August 2018

On Friday 10 August, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind4.41 GW15%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass2.21 GW7%Solar1.77 GW6%Gas10.48 GW35%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports3.20 GW11%Nuclear7.78 GW26%29.7GW AVERAGE15%7%35%11%26%
Price
£58.25/MWh
Day average £58.25
Demand29.7GW
Generation 27.1Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables21%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
205g/kWh
0Day average 205300
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Key moments

On Friday 10 August 2018, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity averaged 205 g/kWh and the price £58.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 15:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (174 g/kWh) and highest at 11:00 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.80/MWh at 00:30 to £76.17/MWh at 11:30. Gas made 39% 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 1.775.8%Wind 4.4114.6%Gas 10.4834.6%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 2.217.3%Nuclear 7.7825.7%Coal 0.240.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 27.1avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 13:30
Low 21.0 · 03:50Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.1Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
71 Out
8
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 10 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 10 August 2018, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 10 Aug
Imported
71GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.62GW 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

Average1.84GWImporting

In 44.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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