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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 23 August 2018

On Thursday 23 August, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind5.52 GW18%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass2.25 GW7%Solar1.49 GW5%Gas11.41 GW36%Coal0.75 GW2%Imports2.23 GW7%Nuclear7.46 GW24%30.9GW AVERAGE18%7%36%7%24%
Price
£65.77/MWh
Day average £65.77
Demand30.9GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables23%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
229g/kWh
0Day average 229300
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Key moments

On Thursday 23 August 2018, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 13:35. Carbon intensity averaged 229 g/kWh and the price £65.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 23:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (115 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.64/MWh at 03:00 to £86.09/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 39% 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 1.494.7%Wind 5.5217.6%Gas 11.4136.3%Hydro 0.331.1%Biomass 2.257.2%Nuclear 7.4623.7%Coal 0.752.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 13:35
Low 21.7 · 03:00Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
47 Out
4
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 23 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 23 August 2018, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 23 Aug
Imported
47GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.77GW 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

Average0.79GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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