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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 4 July 2017

On Tuesday 4 July, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind1.72 GW6%Hydro0.23 GW1%Solar1.62 GW5%Gas14.83 GW48%Coal1.58 GW5%Imports3.28 GW11%Nuclear7.37 GW24%30.2GW AVERAGE48%11%24%
Price
£44.88/MWh
Day average £44.88
Demand30.2GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables12%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 4 July 2017, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 16:25. The price £44.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 18:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 14:30. The wholesale price ranged from £34.41/MWh at 00:30 to £61.48/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 54% 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 1.625.3%Wind 1.725.6%Gas 14.8348.4%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3724.1%Coal 1.585.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 16:25
Low 20.2 · 04:50Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
71 Out
0
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 4 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 4 July 2017, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 4 Jul
Imported
71GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.95GW 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

Average1.67GWImporting

In 40.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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