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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 8 July 2017

On Saturday 8 July, demand averaged 25.9 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

25.9GW AVERAGEWind2.23 GW8%Hydro0.20 GW1%Solar2.65 GW10%Gas10.67 GW41%Coal0.31 GW1%Imports3.39 GW13%Nuclear6.87 GW26%25.9GW AVERAGE8%10%41%13%26%
Price
£33.62/MWh
Day average £33.62
Demand25.9GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables19%
Other39%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 8 July 2017, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 30.9 GW at 12:00. The price £33.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 23:05. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £26.26/MWh at 15:00 to £40.71/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 47% 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 2.6510.1%Wind 2.238.5%Gas 10.6740.5%Hydro 0.200.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.8726.1%Coal 0.311.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.9avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.9GW · 12:00
Low 19.0 · 05:10Avg 25.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
77 Out
0
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sat 8 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 8 July 2017, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 8 Jul
Imported
77GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.19GW 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

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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