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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 7 June 2017

On Wednesday 7 June, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind8.67 GW28%Hydro0.24 GW1%Solar2.38 GW8%Gas8.44 GW27%Coal0.23 GW1%Imports2.88 GW9%Nuclear8.16 GW26%30.2GW AVERAGE28%8%27%9%26%
Price
£22.81/MWh
Day average £22.81
Demand30.2GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables36%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 7 June 2017, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 17:25. The price £22.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 09:50. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from −£24.06/MWh at 05:00 to £48.13/MWh at 08:30. The price was below zero for 6 hours. Wind made 31% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 16% across 2017.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.387.7%Wind 8.6728.0%Gas 8.4427.2%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1626.3%Coal 0.230.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 17:25
Low 20.6 · 04:30Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
60 Out
7
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 8%

Transfers · Wed 7 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 7 June 2017, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 7 Jun
Imported
60GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.19GW 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

Average1.65GWImporting

In 39.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 12.9 GWh

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