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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 3 July 2017

On Monday 3 July, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind3.54 GW12%Hydro0.21 GW1%Solar2.09 GW7%Gas13.40 GW44%Coal0.75 GW2%Imports2.68 GW9%Nuclear7.59 GW25%29.7GW AVERAGE12%44%9%25%
Price
£36.90/MWh
Day average £36.90
Demand29.7GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables19%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 3 July 2017, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 12:30. The price £36.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 09:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £25.72/MWh at 03:30 to £46.75/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 49% 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 2.096.9%Wind 3.5411.7%Gas 13.4044.3%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5925.1%Coal 0.752.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 12:30
Low 19.2 · 04:40Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
57 Out
5
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 3 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 3 July 2017, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 3 Jul
Imported
57GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.19GW 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

Average1.45GWImporting

In 34.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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