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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 5 July 2017

On Wednesday 5 July, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind0.97 GW3%Hydro0.27 GW1%Solar2.51 GW8%Gas15.35 GW50%Coal0.98 GW3%Imports3.47 GW11%Nuclear7.28 GW24%30.3GW AVERAGE8%50%11%24%
Price
£50.32/MWh
Day average £50.32
Demand30.3GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables12%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 5 July 2017, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 16:55. The price £50.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £32.99/MWh at 00:00 to £72.44/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 56% 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 2.518.1%Wind 0.973.1%Gas 15.3549.8%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2823.6%Coal 0.983.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 16:55
Low 20.2 · 04:50Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
72 Out
2
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 9%

Transfers · Wed 5 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 5 July 2017, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 5 Jul
Imported
72GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.88GW 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

Average1.72GWImporting

In 41.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 11.6 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh

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