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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 28 June 2017

On Wednesday 28 June, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind5.82 GW19%Hydro0.21 GW1%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas13.21 GW43%Coal0.98 GW3%Imports2.35 GW8%Nuclear7.90 GW25%30.5GW AVERAGE19%43%8%25%
Price
£38.85/MWh
Day average £38.85
Demand30.5GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables21%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 28 June 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 16:55. The price £38.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 15:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £31.83/MWh at 03:30 to £48.59/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 46% 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 0.601.9%Wind 5.8218.7%Gas 13.2142.5%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9025.4%Coal 0.983.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 16:55
Low 20.6 · 04:45Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
49 Out
3
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 28 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 28 June 2017, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 28 Jun
Imported
49GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.92GW 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

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 11.7 GWh

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