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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 20 July 2017

On Thursday 20 July, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind4.10 GW14%Hydro0.20 GW1%Solar1.77 GW6%Gas12.52 GW42%Coal0.62 GW2%Imports3.08 GW10%Nuclear7.25 GW25%29.1GW AVERAGE14%42%10%25%
Price
£40.31/MWh
Day average £40.31
Demand29.1GW
Generation 26.5Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables21%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 20 July 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 09:30. The price £40.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 13:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 15:30. The wholesale price ranged from £32.81/MWh at 15:00 to £66.87/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 47% 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 1.776.0%Wind 4.1013.9%Gas 12.5242.4%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2524.5%Coal 0.622.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 26.5avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.8GW · 09:30
Low 20.3 · 03:25Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.5Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
68 Out
1
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 20 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 20 July 2017, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 20 Jul
Imported
68GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.79GW 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

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 10.1 GWh

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