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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 27 August 2018

On Monday 27 August, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind8.20 GW29%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.08 GW7%Solar1.20 GW4%Gas7.86 GW28%Imports1.44 GW5%Nuclear7.53 GW26%27.4GW AVERAGE29%7%28%26%
Price
£52.69/MWh
Day average £52.69
Demand27.4GW
Generation 27.1Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables34%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
149g/kWh
0Day average 149300
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Key moments

On Monday 27 August 2018, wind supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 32.9 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 149 g/kWh and the price £52.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 10:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (78 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (250 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £8.26/MWh at 04:30 to £84.96/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 30% 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 1.204.2%Wind 8.2028.7%Gas 7.8627.5%Hydro 0.271.0%Biomass 2.087.3%Nuclear 7.5326.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 27.1avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.9GW · 17:55
Low 19.5 · 03:55Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 27.1Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports11GWh
In
29 Out
18
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 27 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 27 August 2018, Great Britain imported 29 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 27 Aug
Imported
29GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
11GWh
Average net flow
0.44GW 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

Average0.17GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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