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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 27 June 2017

On Tuesday 27 June, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind4.60 GW15%Hydro0.22 GW1%Solar0.94 GW3%Gas14.72 GW47%Coal1.03 GW3%Imports1.98 GW6%Nuclear7.97 GW25%30.9GW AVERAGE15%47%25%
Price
£37.77/MWh
Day average £37.77
Demand30.9GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables18%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 27 June 2017, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 17:20. The price £37.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 12:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £29.65/MWh at 04:30 to £49.49/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 50% 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 0.943.0%Wind 4.6014.6%Gas 14.7246.8%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9725.3%Coal 1.033.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 17:20
Low 21.2 · 04:55Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports34GWh
In
39 Out
5
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 27 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 27 June 2017, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 27 Jun
Imported
39GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
34GWh
Average net flow
1.40GW 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

Average0.36GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 8.8 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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