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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 18 July 2017

On Tuesday 18 July, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind4.22 GW14%Hydro0.18 GW1%Solar2.54 GW8%Gas12.81 GW42%Coal0.70 GW2%Imports2.70 GW9%Nuclear7.22 GW24%29.9GW AVERAGE14%8%42%9%24%
Price
£37.75/MWh
Day average £37.75
Demand29.9GW
Generation 27.7Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables23%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 18 July 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 16:25. The price £37.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 22:20. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £31.23/MWh at 03:30 to £49.59/MWh at 08:30. 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 2.548.4%Wind 4.2213.9%Gas 12.8142.2%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2223.8%Coal 0.702.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 16:25
Low 19.8 · 04:50Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
58 Out
2
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 9%

Transfers · Tue 18 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 18 July 2017, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 18 Jul
Imported
58GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.33GW 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

Average1.11GWImporting

In 28.2 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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