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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 14 July 2017

On Friday 14 July, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind4.60 GW16%Hydro0.24 GW1%Solar1.89 GW7%Gas11.65 GW40%Coal0.23 GW1%Imports3.31 GW11%Nuclear6.92 GW24%28.3GW AVERAGE16%40%11%24%
Price
£38.57/MWh
Day average £38.57
Demand28.3GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables23%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 14 July 2017, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 12:30. The price £38.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 07:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £27.14/MWh at 04:30 to £51.60/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 46% 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 1.896.6%Wind 4.6015.9%Gas 11.6540.4%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.9224.0%Coal 0.230.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 12:30
Low 19.2 · 04:40Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
72 Out
0
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 14 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 14 July 2017, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 14 Jul
Imported
72GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.97GW 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

Average1.64GWImporting

In 39.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 13.4 GWh

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