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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 19 June 2017

On Monday 19 June, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind1.21 GW4%Hydro0.35 GW1%Solar2.76 GW9%Gas15.78 GW49%Coal1.37 GW4%Imports2.85 GW9%Nuclear8.03 GW25%31.5GW AVERAGE9%49%9%25%
Price
£74.86/MWh
Day average £74.86
Demand31.5GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables13%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 19 June 2017, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 38.6 GW at 11:55. The price £74.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 19:45. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £35.28/MWh at 00:30 to £163.42/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 53% 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 2.768.5%Wind 1.213.7%Gas 15.7848.8%Hydro 0.351.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0324.8%Coal 1.374.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.6GW · 11:55
Low 20.6 · 04:55Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
56 Out
7
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 19 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 19 June 2017, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 19 Jun
Imported
56GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.02GW 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

Average1.18GWImporting

In 28.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 12.7 GWhPumped 13.0 GWh

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