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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 11 August 2018

On Saturday 11 August, demand averaged 27.1 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

27.1GW AVERAGEWind3.42 GW13%Hydro0.14 GW1%Biomass2.38 GW9%Solar1.99 GW7%Gas8.73 GW32%Coal0.28 GW1%Imports3.09 GW11%Nuclear7.35 GW27%27.1GW AVERAGE13%9%7%32%11%27%
Price
£53.40/MWh
Day average £53.40
Demand27.1GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables20%
Other47%
Carbon intensityModerate
208g/kWh
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Key moments

On Saturday 11 August 2018, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 32.2 GW at 11:50. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £53.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (158 g/kWh) and highest at 11:00 (237 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.75/MWh at 14:30 to £62.35/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 36% 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 1.997.3%Wind 3.4212.5%Gas 8.7331.9%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 2.388.7%Nuclear 7.3526.9%Coal 0.281.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.2GW · 11:50
Low 20.0 · 05:40Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
72 Out
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Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sat 11 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 11 August 2018, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 11 Aug
Imported
72GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
2.98GW 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

Average1.69GWImporting

In 40.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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