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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 29 June 2017

On Thursday 29 June, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind5.93 GW19%Hydro0.19 GW1%Solar0.78 GW3%Gas12.40 GW40%Coal1.28 GW4%Imports2.35 GW8%Nuclear7.92 GW26%30.4GW AVERAGE19%40%8%26%
Price
£36.54/MWh
Day average £36.54
Demand30.4GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables22%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 29 June 2017, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 16:55. The price £36.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 15:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £11.48/MWh at 04:30 to £51.58/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 44% 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 0.782.5%Wind 5.9319.2%Gas 12.4040.2%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9225.7%Coal 1.284.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 16:55
Low 20.0 · 04:45Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
48 Out
0
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 29 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 29 June 2017, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 29 Jun
Imported
48GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.01GW 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

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 8.1 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh

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