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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 22 July 2017

On Saturday 22 July, demand averaged 26.4 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

26.4GW AVERAGEWind3.86 GW14%Hydro0.20 GW1%Solar1.68 GW6%Gas10.19 GW38%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports3.10 GW12%Nuclear7.71 GW29%26.4GW AVERAGE14%38%12%29%
Price
£38.52/MWh
Day average £38.52
Demand26.4GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables21%
Other40%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 22 July 2017, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 29%. Demand peaked at 31.4 GW at 17:25. The price £38.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £29.52/MWh at 03:00 to £53.88/MWh at 19:00. 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 1.686.2%Wind 3.8614.4%Gas 10.1937.9%Hydro 0.200.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7128.7%Coal 0.120.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.4avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.4GW · 17:25
Low 19.3 · 04:50Avg 26.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
68 Out
0
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 32%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 22 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 22 July 2017, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 22 Jul
Imported
68GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.81GW 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

Average1.57GWImporting

In 37.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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