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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 August 2018

On Sunday 26 August, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

26.9GW AVERAGEWind8.00 GW29%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass2.16 GW8%Solar0.49 GW2%Gas5.90 GW22%Coal0.04 GW0%Imports2.84 GW10%Nuclear7.48 GW28%26.9GW AVERAGE29%8%22%10%28%
Price
£53.11/MWh
Day average £53.11
Demand26.9GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables32%
Other46%
Carbon intensityLow
142g/kWh
0Day average 142300
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 August 2018, wind supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 32.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 142 g/kWh and the price £53.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.1 GW at 12:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (96 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (225 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.44/MWh at 14:30 to £68.95/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 33% 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 0.491.8%Wind 8.0029.4%Gas 5.9021.7%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 2.168.0%Nuclear 7.4827.5%Coal 0.040.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.9avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.5GW · 13:00
Low 19.5 · 04:15Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
62 Out
1
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 26 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 August 2018, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 26 Aug
Imported
62GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.56GW 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

Average1.44GWImporting

In 34.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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