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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 11 July 2017

On Tuesday 11 July, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind1.55 GW5%Hydro0.26 GW1%Solar0.82 GW3%Gas15.98 GW53%Coal1.05 GW3%Imports3.72 GW12%Nuclear6.78 GW22%29.6GW AVERAGE53%12%22%
Price
£50.07/MWh
Day average £50.07
Demand29.6GW
Generation 26.4Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables9%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 11 July 2017, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 17:20. The price £50.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £27.83/MWh at 05:00 to £75.57/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 60% 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 0.822.7%Wind 1.555.1%Gas 15.9853.0%Hydro 0.260.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.7822.5%Coal 1.053.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 26.4avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 17:20
Low 19.7 · 04:50Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 26.4Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
80 Out
0
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 11 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 11 July 2017, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 11 Jul
Imported
80GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.34GW 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

Average1.76GWImporting

In 42.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 12.9 GWh

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