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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 30 June 2017

On Friday 30 June, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind3.67 GW12%Hydro0.31 GW1%Solar1.22 GW4%Gas12.96 GW43%Coal1.11 GW4%Imports2.80 GW9%Nuclear7.89 GW26%29.6GW AVERAGE12%43%9%26%
Price
£39.09/MWh
Day average £39.09
Demand29.6GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables17%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 30 June 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 11:05. The price £39.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £34.10/MWh at 04:30 to £46.88/MWh at 23:30. Gas made 48% 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 1.224.1%Wind 3.6712.2%Gas 12.9643.2%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8926.3%Coal 1.113.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 11:05
Low 20.0 · 04:40Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
59 Out
0
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 30 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 30 June 2017, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 30 Jun
Imported
59GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.45GW 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

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 8.5 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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