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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 17 June 2017

On Saturday 17 June, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind3.32 GW12%Hydro0.26 GW1%Solar2.83 GW10%Gas10.03 GW36%Coal0.37 GW1%Imports2.86 GW10%Nuclear8.04 GW29%27.3GW AVERAGE12%10%36%10%29%
Price
£31.25/MWh
Day average £31.25
Demand27.3GW
Generation 24.9Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables23%
Other39%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 17 June 2017, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 29%. Demand peaked at 32.6 GW at 12:00. The price £31.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 02:25. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £20.47/MWh at 05:30 to £42.13/MWh at 22:00. Gas made 40% 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 2.8310.2%Wind 3.3212.0%Gas 10.0336.2%Hydro 0.260.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0429.0%Coal 0.371.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.6GW · 12:00
Low 19.8 · 04:45Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
62 Out
1
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 32%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 17 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 17 June 2017, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 17 Jun
Imported
62GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.54GW 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

Average1.54GWImporting

In 36.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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