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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 13 June 2017

On Tuesday 13 June, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind2.40 GW8%Hydro0.25 GW1%Solar2.17 GW7%Gas13.44 GW44%Coal0.64 GW2%Imports3.08 GW10%Nuclear8.44 GW28%30.0GW AVERAGE8%7%44%10%28%
Price
£36.36/MWh
Day average £36.36
Demand30.0GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables16%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 13 June 2017, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 12:10. The price £36.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £27.15/MWh at 04:30 to £43.63/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.177.1%Wind 2.407.9%Gas 13.4444.2%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4427.7%Coal 0.642.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 12:10
Low 20.1 · 04:35Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
67 Out
3
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 13 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 13 June 2017, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 13 Jun
Imported
67GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.67GW 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

Average1.72GWImporting

In 41.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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