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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 14 August 2018

On Tuesday 14 August, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind4.08 GW13%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.38 GW8%Solar1.42 GW5%Gas13.09 GW42%Coal0.33 GW1%Imports3.11 GW10%Nuclear6.78 GW22%30.7GW AVERAGE13%8%42%10%22%
Price
£57.54/MWh
Day average £57.54
Demand30.7GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables18%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
241g/kWh
0Day average 241300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 14 August 2018, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 241 g/kWh and the price £57.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 17:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (179 g/kWh) and highest at 11:00 (265 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.87/MWh at 23:00 to £79.66/MWh at 09:30. Gas made 46% 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 1.424.5%Wind 4.0813.0%Gas 13.0941.7%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.387.6%Nuclear 6.7821.6%Coal 0.331.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 12:20
Low 21.2 · 04:25Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
70 Out
6
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 14 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 14 August 2018, Great Britain imported 70 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

Tue 14 Aug
Imported
70GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.69GW 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

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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