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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 23 July 2017

On Sunday 23 July, demand averaged 25.7 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

25.7GW AVERAGEWind2.45 GW9%Hydro0.18 GW1%Solar1.64 GW6%Gas10.50 GW40%Coal0.27 GW1%Imports3.22 GW12%Nuclear7.79 GW30%25.7GW AVERAGE9%40%12%30%
Price
£36.80/MWh
Day average £36.80
Demand25.7GW
Generation 22.8Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables16%
Other42%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 23 July 2017, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 30%. Demand peaked at 31.3 GW at 16:55. The price £36.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 22:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £29.17/MWh at 08:00 to £40.64/MWh at 22:00. 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 1.646.3%Wind 2.459.4%Gas 10.5040.3%Hydro 0.180.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7929.9%Coal 0.271.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.7avgGeneration 22.8avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.3GW · 16:55
Low 18.1 · 05:25Avg 25.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 22.8Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
71 Out
0
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 34%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 23 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 23 July 2017, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 23 Jul
Imported
71GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.96GW 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 38.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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