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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 21 June 2017

On Wednesday 21 June, demand averaged 32.3 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

32.3GW AVERAGEWind3.78 GW11%Hydro0.27 GW1%Solar2.50 GW7%Gas16.05 GW48%Coal0.88 GW3%Imports1.82 GW5%Nuclear8.02 GW24%32.3GW AVERAGE11%7%48%24%
Price
£43.11/MWh
Day average £43.11
Demand32.3GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables20%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 21 June 2017, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 38.9 GW at 16:25. The price £43.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 00:35. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £30.17/MWh at 04:30 to £65.47/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 51% 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 2.507.5%Wind 3.7811.4%Gas 16.0548.2%Hydro 0.270.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0224.1%Coal 0.882.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.3avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.9GW · 16:25
Low 22.1 · 03:45Avg 32.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports17GWh
In
32 Out
16
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 8%

Transfers · Wed 21 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 21 June 2017, Great Britain imported 32 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 21 Jun
Imported
32GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
17GWh
Average net flow
0.69GW 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

Average0.03GWExporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 11.4 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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