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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 17 July 2017

On Monday 17 July, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind2.85 GW10%Hydro0.23 GW1%Solar2.88 GW10%Gas12.92 GW44%Coal0.76 GW3%Imports2.68 GW9%Nuclear7.13 GW24%28.9GW AVERAGE10%10%44%9%24%
Price
£38.48/MWh
Day average £38.48
Demand28.9GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables20%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 17 July 2017, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 16:50. The price £38.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 09:10. Solar generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £28.89/MWh at 03:30 to £65.98/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 48% 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 2.889.8%Wind 2.859.7%Gas 12.9243.9%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.1324.2%Coal 0.762.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 16:50
Low 18.3 · 04:55Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
55 Out
3
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 11%

Transfers · Mon 17 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 17 July 2017, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 17 Jul
Imported
55GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.17GW 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

Average1.40GWImporting

In 34.0 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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