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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 6 July 2017

On Thursday 6 July, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind2.01 GW6%Hydro0.28 GW1%Solar2.46 GW8%Gas15.24 GW49%Coal0.88 GW3%Imports3.36 GW11%Nuclear7.19 GW23%30.8GW AVERAGE8%49%11%23%
Price
£44.59/MWh
Day average £44.59
Demand30.8GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables15%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 6 July 2017, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 16:55. The price £44.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 15:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £30.40/MWh at 07:00 to £67.87/MWh at 18:00. 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 2.467.8%Wind 2.016.4%Gas 15.2448.5%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.1922.9%Coal 0.882.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 16:55
Low 20.6 · 04:50Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
72 Out
1
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 6 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 6 July 2017, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 6 Jul
Imported
72GWh
Exported
1GWh
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

Average1.80GWImporting

In 43.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 8.7 GWhPumped 14.1 GWh

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