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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 23 June 2017

On Friday 23 June, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind7.42 GW24%Hydro0.14 GW0%Solar1.42 GW5%Gas11.22 GW37%Coal0.33 GW1%Imports2.16 GW7%Nuclear7.88 GW26%29.8GW AVERAGE24%37%7%26%
Price
£37.31/MWh
Day average £37.31
Demand29.8GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables29%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 23 June 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 12:00. The price £37.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 13:20. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £28.93/MWh at 05:00 to £52.15/MWh at 23:00. Gas made 39% 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 1.424.7%Wind 7.4224.3%Gas 11.2236.7%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8825.8%Coal 0.331.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 12:00
Low 20.6 · 04:45Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports41GWh
In
47 Out
6
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 23 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 23 June 2017, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 23 Jun
Imported
47GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
41GWh
Average net flow
1.69GW 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

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 11.7 GWh

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