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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 14 June 2017

On Wednesday 14 June, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind3.00 GW10%Hydro0.27 GW1%Solar2.66 GW9%Gas13.16 GW43%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports2.71 GW9%Nuclear8.43 GW28%30.0GW AVERAGE10%9%43%9%28%
Price
£33.08/MWh
Day average £33.08
Demand30.0GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables20%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 14 June 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 16:25. The price £33.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 23:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £25.81/MWh at 04:30 to £40.93/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 47% 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 2.668.7%Wind 3.009.9%Gas 13.1643.2%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4327.7%Coal 0.220.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 16:25
Low 20.1 · 04:55Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
59 Out
2
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 10%

Transfers · Wed 14 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 14 June 2017, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 14 Jun
Imported
59GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.37GW 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

Average1.44GWImporting

In 34.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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