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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 24 July 2017

On Monday 24 July, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind3.89 GW13%Hydro0.18 GW1%Solar1.35 GW5%Gas12.48 GW43%Coal0.50 GW2%Imports2.73 GW9%Nuclear7.77 GW27%28.2GW AVERAGE13%43%9%27%
Price
£40.71/MWh
Day average £40.71
Demand28.2GW
Generation 26.2Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables19%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 24 July 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 34.3 GW at 17:25. The price £40.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £27.98/MWh at 02:00 to £54.95/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 48% 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 1.354.7%Wind 3.8913.4%Gas 12.4843.2%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7726.9%Coal 0.501.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.3GW · 17:25
Low 18.5 · 03:20Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
59 Out
7
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 24 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 24 July 2017, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 24 Jul
Imported
59GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.16GW 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

Average1.59GWImporting

In 38.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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