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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 1 July 2017

On Saturday 1 July, demand averaged 26.7 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

26.7GW AVERAGEWind4.57 GW17%Hydro0.23 GW1%Solar2.18 GW8%Gas8.99 GW33%Coal0.70 GW3%Imports2.66 GW10%Nuclear7.74 GW29%26.7GW AVERAGE17%8%33%10%29%
Price
£33.87/MWh
Day average £33.87
Demand26.7GW
Generation 24.4Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables26%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 1 July 2017, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 29%. Demand peaked at 32.5 GW at 12:00. The price £33.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 15:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £25.40/MWh at 15:00 to £46.21/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 37% 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 2.188.1%Wind 4.5716.9%Gas 8.9933.2%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7428.6%Coal 0.702.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.7avgGeneration 24.4avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.5GW · 12:00
Low 19.5 · 04:50Avg 26.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 24.4Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
57 Out
0
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 32%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sat 1 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 1 July 2017, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 1 Jul
Imported
57GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.37GW 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

Average1.49GWImporting

In 35.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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