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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 18 June 2017

On Sunday 18 June, demand averaged 26.6 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

26.6GW AVERAGEWind1.66 GW6%Hydro0.27 GW1%Solar2.85 GW11%Gas10.47 GW39%Coal0.61 GW2%Imports3.18 GW12%Nuclear8.04 GW30%26.6GW AVERAGE11%39%12%30%
Price
£38.20/MWh
Day average £38.20
Demand26.6GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables18%
Other41%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 18 June 2017, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 30%. Demand peaked at 31.5 GW at 12:35. The price £38.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 01:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £25.90/MWh at 05:30 to £58.25/MWh at 22:00. Gas made 44% 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 2.8510.5%Wind 1.666.1%Gas 10.4738.7%Hydro 0.271.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0429.7%Coal 0.612.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.6avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.5GW · 12:35
Low 18.8 · 04:55Avg 26.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
66 Out
3
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 34%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sun 18 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 18 June 2017, Great Britain imported 66 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

Sun 18 Jun
Imported
66GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.64GW 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

Average1.71GWImporting

In 41.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 10.0 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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