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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 16 July 2017

On Sunday 16 July, demand averaged 25.1 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

25.1GW AVERAGEWind4.08 GW16%Hydro0.15 GW1%Solar1.58 GW6%Gas9.30 GW37%Coal0.33 GW1%Imports2.98 GW12%Nuclear6.99 GW28%25.1GW AVERAGE16%37%12%28%
Price
£34.03/MWh
Day average £34.03
Demand25.1GW
Generation 22.4Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables23%
Other39%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 16 July 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 30.4 GW at 13:00. The price £34.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £28.22/MWh at 07:00 to £43.39/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 41% 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 1.586.2%Wind 4.0816.0%Gas 9.3036.6%Hydro 0.150.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.9927.5%Coal 0.331.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.1avgGeneration 22.4avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.4GW · 13:00
Low 17.5 · 05:25Avg 25.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 22.4Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
66 Out
0
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 16 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 16 July 2017, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 16 Jul
Imported
66GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.76GW 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

Average1.48GWImporting

In 35.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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