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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 17 August 2023

On Thursday 17 August, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind8.85 GW29%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass1.37 GW5%Solar2.44 GW8%Gas11.30 GW38%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports1.64 GW5%Nuclear4.12 GW14%27.7GW AVERAGE29%8%38%14%
Price
£74.47/MWh
Day average £74.47
Demand27.7GW
Generation 28.4Transfers −0.7
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables38%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
161g/kWh
0Day average 161300
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Key moments

On Thursday 17 August 2023, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 161 g/kWh and the price £74.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.0 GW at 21:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (111 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £62.17/MWh at 03:30 to £94.43/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.448.1%Wind 8.8529.4%Gas 11.3037.6%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 1.374.6%Nuclear 4.1213.7%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers −0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 12:50
Low 19.5 · 04:00Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers −0.7 GW
Net exports16GWh
In
39 Out
55
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 17 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 17 August 2023, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 55 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 17 Aug
Imported
39GWh
Exported
55GWh
Net out
16GWh
Average net flow
0.65GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 13.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.65GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 15.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.34GWImporting

In 32.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 0.2 GWhPumped 2.1 GWh

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