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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 July 2017

On Thursday 13 July, demand averaged 29.0 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

29.0GW AVERAGEWind2.59 GW9%Hydro0.28 GW1%Solar2.00 GW7%Gas13.90 GW47%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports3.46 GW12%Nuclear6.91 GW24%29.0GW AVERAGE9%47%12%24%
Price
£41.58/MWh
Day average £41.58
Demand29.0GW
Generation 25.9Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables17%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 13 July 2017, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 15:55. The price £41.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 22:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 14:30. The wholesale price ranged from £28.40/MWh at 05:00 to £67.73/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 54% 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 2.006.8%Wind 2.598.8%Gas 13.9047.3%Hydro 0.281.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.9123.5%Coal 0.240.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.0avgGeneration 25.9avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 15:55
Low 19.5 · 04:45Avg 29.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 25.9Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
73 Out
0
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 13 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 July 2017, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 Jul
Imported
73GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.05GW 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

Average1.60GWImporting

In 38.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.8 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

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 9.7 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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