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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 17 August 2018

On Friday 17 August, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind7.18 GW24%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.61 GW5%Solar1.77 GW6%Gas8.85 GW29%Coal0.02 GW0%Imports3.18 GW11%Nuclear7.26 GW24%29.8GW AVERAGE24%29%11%24%
Price
£59.05/MWh
Day average £59.05
Demand29.8GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables30%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Friday 17 August 2018, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £59.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 16:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (139 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (212 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.21/MWh at 04:00 to £76.77/MWh at 09:30. Gas made 33% 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 1.775.9%Wind 7.1823.8%Gas 8.8529.4%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 1.615.4%Nuclear 7.2624.1%Coal 0.020.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 12:05
Low 21.2 · 03:50Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
72 Out
0
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 17 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 17 August 2018, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 17 Aug
Imported
72GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
2.99GW 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

Average1.83GWImporting

In 43.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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