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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 21 July 2017

On Friday 21 July, demand averaged 29.0 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

29.0GW AVERAGEWind6.31 GW21%Hydro0.17 GW1%Solar1.32 GW4%Gas10.77 GW37%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports3.20 GW11%Nuclear7.52 GW26%29.0GW AVERAGE21%37%11%26%
Price
£36.13/MWh
Day average £36.13
Demand29.0GW
Generation 26.2Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables27%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 21 July 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 12:15. The price £36.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 11:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £27.86/MWh at 06:30 to £47.18/MWh at 19:00. 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 1.324.5%Wind 6.3121.5%Gas 10.7736.7%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5225.6%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.0avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 12:15
Low 19.6 · 03:45Avg 29.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
71 Out
1
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 21 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 21 July 2017, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 21 Jul
Imported
71GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.93GW 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

Average1.62GWImporting

In 39.2 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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