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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 August 2018

On Monday 13 August, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind2.10 GW7%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.05 GW7%Solar1.44 GW5%Gas14.80 GW48%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports3.27 GW11%Nuclear6.56 GW21%30.0GW AVERAGE48%11%21%
Price
£71.20/MWh
Day average £71.20
Demand30.0GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables12%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
265g/kWh
0Day average 265300
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Key moments

On Monday 13 August 2018, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 13:35. Carbon intensity averaged 265 g/kWh and the price £71.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 15:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (231 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (280 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.05/MWh at 02:30 to £94.58/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 54% 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 1.444.7%Wind 2.106.9%Gas 14.8048.5%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.056.7%Nuclear 6.5621.5%Coal 0.130.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 13:35
Low 20.2 · 03:45Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
70 Out
5
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 13 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 August 2018, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 Aug
Imported
70GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.73GW 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

Average1.80GWImporting

In 43.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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