Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 12 July 2017

On Wednesday 12 July, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind2.52 GW8%Hydro0.19 GW1%Solar2.39 GW8%Gas14.50 GW48%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports3.32 GW11%Nuclear6.79 GW23%29.5GW AVERAGE8%8%48%11%23%
Price
£34.79/MWh
Day average £34.79
Demand29.5GW
Generation 26.6Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables17%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 12 July 2017, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 13:00. The price £34.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 06:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 00:00 to £46.84/MWh at 22:00. Gas made 55% 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 2.398.0%Wind 2.528.4%Gas 14.5048.5%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.7922.7%Coal 0.190.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 26.6avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 13:00
Low 19.1 · 04:45Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.6Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
72 Out
0
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 9%

Transfers · Wed 12 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 12 July 2017, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 12 Jul
Imported
72GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
2.98GW 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

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 10.1 GWh

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