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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 20 June 2017

On Tuesday 20 June, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind2.14 GW7%Hydro0.25 GW1%Solar2.55 GW8%Gas16.63 GW51%Coal0.88 GW3%Imports1.86 GW6%Nuclear8.03 GW25%31.5GW AVERAGE8%51%25%
Price
£41.12/MWh
Day average £41.12
Demand31.5GW
Generation 30.5Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables15%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 20 June 2017, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 12:00. The price £41.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 14:30. The wholesale price ranged from £34.22/MWh at 04:30 to £52.40/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 55% 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 2.557.9%Wind 2.146.6%Gas 16.6351.4%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0324.8%Coal 0.882.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 12:00
Low 21.5 · 04:50Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports34GWh
In
40 Out
6
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 20 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 20 June 2017, Great Britain imported 40 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 20 Jun
Imported
40GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
34GWh
Average net flow
1.40GW 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

Average0.49GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.39GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 14.2 GWh

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