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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 15 June 2017

On Thursday 15 June, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind6.38 GW21%Hydro0.26 GW1%Solar2.54 GW8%Gas9.37 GW31%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports2.91 GW10%Nuclear8.45 GW28%29.7GW AVERAGE21%8%31%10%28%
Price
£30.75/MWh
Day average £30.75
Demand29.7GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables31%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 15 June 2017, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 11:30. The price £30.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 20:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £22.38/MWh at 15:30 to £47.49/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 34% 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 2.548.4%Wind 6.3821.2%Gas 9.3731.1%Hydro 0.260.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4528.1%Coal 0.190.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 11:30
Low 19.9 · 04:45Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
62 Out
1
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 15 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 15 June 2017, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 15 Jun
Imported
62GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.57GW 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

Average1.53GWImporting

In 36.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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