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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 19 July 2017

On Wednesday 19 July, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind6.08 GW20%Hydro0.17 GW1%Solar1.08 GW4%Gas11.78 GW38%Coal0.97 GW3%Imports3.35 GW11%Nuclear7.23 GW24%30.3GW AVERAGE20%38%11%24%
Price
£47.77/MWh
Day average £47.77
Demand30.3GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables24%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 19 July 2017, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 13:05. The price £47.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £31.46/MWh at 03:00 to £74.95/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 43% 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 1.083.5%Wind 6.0819.8%Gas 11.7838.4%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2323.6%Coal 0.973.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 13:05
Low 20.0 · 04:50Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
69 Out
1
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 19 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 19 July 2017, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 19 Jul
Imported
69GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.85GW 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 39.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 11.2 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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