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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 June 2017

On Monday 26 June, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind1.20 GW4%Hydro0.21 GW1%Solar2.26 GW7%Gas15.27 GW50%Coal1.45 GW5%Imports2.21 GW7%Nuclear7.89 GW26%30.1GW AVERAGE7%50%7%26%
Price
£35.80/MWh
Day average £35.80
Demand30.1GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables12%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 26 June 2017, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 16:55. The price £35.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £28.99/MWh at 03:30 to £46.81/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 54% 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 2.267.4%Wind 1.203.9%Gas 15.2750.1%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8925.9%Coal 1.454.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 16:55
Low 19.7 · 04:45Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
47 Out
1
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 26 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 26 June 2017, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 26 Jun
Imported
47GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.91GW 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

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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