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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 9 July 2017

On Sunday 9 July, demand averaged 25.0 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

25.0GW AVERAGEWind2.07 GW8%Hydro0.21 GW1%Solar2.14 GW8%Gas10.55 GW42%Coal0.39 GW2%Imports3.12 GW12%Nuclear6.94 GW27%25.0GW AVERAGE8%8%42%12%27%
Price
£33.46/MWh
Day average £33.46
Demand25.0GW
Generation 22.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables17%
Other40%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 9 July 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 30.1 GW at 17:55. The price £33.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 01:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £16.06/MWh at 05:00 to £48.16/MWh at 21:00. 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 2.148.4%Wind 2.078.1%Gas 10.5541.5%Hydro 0.210.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.9427.3%Coal 0.391.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.0avgGeneration 22.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.1GW · 17:55
Low 17.6 · 05:00Avg 25.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 22.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
68 Out
0
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 9 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 9 July 2017, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 9 Jul
Imported
68GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW 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

Average1.47GWImporting

In 35.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 11.1 GWh

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