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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 30 August 2018

On Thursday 30 August, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind0.91 GW3%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass2.13 GW7%Solar2.05 GW6%Gas14.99 GW47%Coal1.05 GW3%Imports2.77 GW9%Nuclear7.52 GW24%30.9GW AVERAGE47%9%24%
Price
£63.50/MWh
Day average £63.50
Demand30.9GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables10%
Other39%
Carbon intensityHigh
294g/kWh
0Day average 294300
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Key moments

On Thursday 30 August 2018, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 294 g/kWh and the price £63.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (233 g/kWh) and highest at 13:30 (329 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.49/MWh at 03:30 to £80.65/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 52% 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 2.056.5%Wind 0.912.9%Gas 14.9947.4%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 2.136.7%Nuclear 7.5223.8%Coal 1.053.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 11:00
Low 21.4 · 03:35Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
63 Out
8
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 3%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 30 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 30 August 2018, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 30 Aug
Imported
63GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.26GW 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

Average1.45GWImporting

In 34.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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