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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 10 July 2017

On Monday 10 July, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind1.20 GW4%Hydro0.30 GW1%Solar1.79 GW6%Gas15.45 GW52%Coal0.86 GW3%Imports3.40 GW11%Nuclear6.61 GW22%29.2GW AVERAGE52%11%22%
Price
£48.71/MWh
Day average £48.71
Demand29.2GW
Generation 26.2Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables11%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 10 July 2017, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 12:30. The price £48.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 15:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £27.43/MWh at 01:30 to £90.83/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 59% 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 1.796.0%Wind 1.204.0%Gas 15.4552.2%Hydro 0.301.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.6122.3%Coal 0.862.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 12:30
Low 18.9 · 04:50Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
72 Out
0
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 10 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 10 July 2017, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 10 Jul
Imported
72GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
2.99GW 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

Average1.55GWImporting

In 37.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 9.8 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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