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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 16 June 2017

On Friday 16 June, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind5.48 GW18%Hydro0.30 GW1%Solar2.14 GW7%Gas11.77 GW39%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports2.43 GW8%Nuclear8.08 GW27%29.9GW AVERAGE18%7%39%8%27%
Price
£29.36/MWh
Day average £29.36
Demand29.9GW
Generation 28.0Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables26%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 16 June 2017, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 12:00. The price £29.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 01:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £20.01/MWh at 01:30 to £40.79/MWh at 23:30. Gas made 42% 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 2.147.0%Wind 5.4818.0%Gas 11.7738.7%Hydro 0.301.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0826.6%Coal 0.220.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 12:00
Low 20.3 · 04:30Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
51 Out
3
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 16 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 16 June 2017, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 16 Jun
Imported
51GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.00GW 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

Average1.24GWImporting

In 29.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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