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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 25 June 2017

On Sunday 25 June, demand averaged 26.1 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

26.1GW AVERAGEWind5.48 GW21%Hydro0.13 GW0%Solar1.69 GW6%Gas8.84 GW34%Coal0.62 GW2%Imports1.75 GW7%Nuclear7.88 GW30%26.1GW AVERAGE21%34%30%
Price
£36.41/MWh
Day average £36.41
Demand26.1GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables28%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 25 June 2017, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 30%. Demand peaked at 31.8 GW at 12:35. The price £36.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 17:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £26.75/MWh at 04:30 to £47.28/MWh at 12:00. Gas made 36% 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 1.696.4%Wind 5.4820.8%Gas 8.8433.5%Hydro 0.130.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8829.9%Coal 0.622.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.1avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.8GW · 12:35
Low 18.4 · 04:55Avg 26.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
37 Out
0
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 32%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 25 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 25 June 2017, Great Britain imported 37 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 25 Jun
Imported
37GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.53GW 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

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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