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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 24 August 2018

On Friday 24 August, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind9.48 GW31%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass1.46 GW5%Solar1.81 GW6%Gas6.93 GW23%Coal0.47 GW2%Imports2.53 GW8%Nuclear7.47 GW25%29.9GW AVERAGE31%23%8%25%
Price
£56.33/MWh
Day average £56.33
Demand29.9GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables38%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
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Key moments

On Friday 24 August 2018, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 10:50. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £56.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 04:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (79 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (192 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.03/MWh at 02:30 to £80.36/MWh at 20:30. Wind made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.816.0%Wind 9.4831.1%Gas 6.9322.8%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 1.464.8%Nuclear 7.4724.6%Coal 0.471.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 10:50
Low 20.9 · 03:15Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
55 Out
5
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 24 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 24 August 2018, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 24 Aug
Imported
55GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.11GW 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

Average1.53GWImporting

In 36.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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