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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 15 July 2017

On Saturday 15 July, demand averaged 25.2 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

25.2GW AVERAGEWind5.07 GW20%Hydro0.19 GW1%Solar1.03 GW4%Gas9.17 GW36%Coal0.23 GW1%Imports3.02 GW12%Nuclear7.01 GW27%25.2GW AVERAGE20%36%12%27%
Price
£33.84/MWh
Day average £33.84
Demand25.2GW
Generation 22.7Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables24%
Other39%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 15 July 2017, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 11:00. The price £33.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 14:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £26.93/MWh at 15:30 to £46.01/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 40% 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 1.034.0%Wind 5.0719.7%Gas 9.1735.6%Hydro 0.190.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0127.3%Coal 0.230.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.2avgGeneration 22.7avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 11:00
Low 18.0 · 04:55Avg 25.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 22.7Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
68 Out
0
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 15 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 15 July 2017, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 15 Jul
Imported
68GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW 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

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh

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