All interconnectors
Sat 24 Jun- Imported
- 48GWh
- Exported
- 0GWh
- Net in
- 48GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.01GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 24 June 2017
On Saturday 24 June, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.
Price
£31.50/MWh
Day average £31.50
Demand26.8GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables30%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Saturday 24 June 2017, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 29%. Demand peaked at 31.9 GW at 10:30. The price £31.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £4.16/MWh at 04:30 to £57.58/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.605.9%Wind 6.5224.0%Gas 8.5231.3%Hydro 0.130.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7628.5%Coal 0.421.6%
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Demand 23.4Generation 21.2Transfers 2.2
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Demand 26.8avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 1.8avg
Peak demand31.9GW · 10:30
Low 19.6 · 04:40Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports48GWh
In48
Out0
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 6%
Transfers · Sat 24 Jun
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 24 June 2017, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (18 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.72GWImporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 17.5 GWhOut 0.2 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.52GWImporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 12.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.77GWImporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 18.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.16GWPumping
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh
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