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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 16 August 2018

On Thursday 16 August, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind7.55 GW24%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.90 GW6%Solar1.55 GW5%Gas9.79 GW31%Coal0.03 GW0%Imports2.97 GW9%Nuclear7.32 GW23%30.7GW AVERAGE24%31%9%23%
Price
£54.41/MWh
Day average £54.41
Demand30.7GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables30%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
175g/kWh
0Day average 175300
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Key moments

On Thursday 16 August 2018, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 37.2 GW at 11:05. Carbon intensity averaged 175 g/kWh and the price £54.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 11:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (123 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (214 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.88/MWh at 02:00 to £73.57/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 35% 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 1.555.0%Wind 7.5524.1%Gas 9.7931.2%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 1.906.1%Nuclear 7.3223.4%Coal 0.030.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.2GW · 11:05
Low 21.0 · 03:00Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
67 Out
6
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 16 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 16 August 2018, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 16 Aug
Imported
67GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.53GW 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

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 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 4.2 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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