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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 June 2017

On Thursday 22 June, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind3.89 GW12%Hydro0.20 GW1%Solar1.36 GW4%Gas15.73 GW49%Coal0.77 GW2%Imports2.17 GW7%Nuclear7.98 GW25%31.3GW AVERAGE12%49%25%
Price
£41.09/MWh
Day average £41.09
Demand31.3GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables17%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 June 2017, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 12:30. The price £41.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 16:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £33.96/MWh at 04:30 to £48.56/MWh at 11:00. 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 1.364.2%Wind 3.8912.1%Gas 15.7349.0%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9824.9%Coal 0.772.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 12:30
Low 21.7 · 04:45Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
46 Out
7
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 22 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 June 2017, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 Jun
Imported
46GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.66GW 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

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.29GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 12.7 GWh

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