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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 2 July 2017

On Sunday 2 July, demand averaged 26.1 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

26.1GW AVERAGEWind4.61 GW17%Hydro0.24 GW1%Solar2.92 GW11%Gas7.92 GW30%Coal0.66 GW2%Imports2.59 GW10%Nuclear7.64 GW29%26.1GW AVERAGE17%11%30%10%29%
Price
£29.34/MWh
Day average £29.34
Demand26.1GW
Generation 24.0Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables29%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 2 July 2017, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 29%. Demand peaked at 31.3 GW at 17:55. The price £29.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 04:20. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £12.11/MWh at 03:30 to £47.84/MWh at 22:00. Gas made 33% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.9211.0%Wind 4.6117.4%Gas 7.9229.8%Hydro 0.240.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6428.7%Coal 0.662.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.1avgGeneration 24.0avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.3GW · 17:55
Low 18.2 · 05:25Avg 26.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 24.0Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
54 Out
1
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 32%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sun 2 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 2 July 2017, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 2 Jul
Imported
54GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.23GW 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

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.66GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 11.1 GWh

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