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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 August 2018

On Tuesday 28 August, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind3.52 GW11%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.31 GW7%Solar1.22 GW4%Gas12.81 GW41%Coal0.98 GW3%Imports2.65 GW9%Nuclear7.45 GW24%30.7GW AVERAGE11%7%41%9%24%
Price
£65.90/MWh
Day average £65.90
Demand30.7GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables16%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
248g/kWh
0Day average 248300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 28 August 2018, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 248 g/kWh and the price £65.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 14:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (183 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £54.42/MWh at 02:30 to £77.06/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 45% 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 1.223.9%Wind 3.5211.3%Gas 12.8141.1%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 2.317.4%Nuclear 7.4523.9%Coal 0.983.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 17:25
Low 20.4 · 03:55Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
58 Out
7
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 28 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 28 August 2018, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 28 Aug
Imported
58GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.10GW 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

Average1.60GWImporting

In 38.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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