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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 25 July 2017

On Tuesday 25 July, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind1.41 GW5%Hydro0.24 GW1%Solar2.00 GW7%Gas14.41 GW49%Coal0.55 GW2%Imports3.27 GW11%Nuclear7.64 GW26%28.8GW AVERAGE49%11%26%
Price
£42.87/MWh
Day average £42.87
Demand28.8GW
Generation 26.2Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables12%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 25 July 2017, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 35.3 GW at 16:55. The price £42.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 15:30. The wholesale price ranged from £30.08/MWh at 04:00 to £61.23/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 55% 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 2.006.8%Wind 1.414.8%Gas 14.4148.8%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6425.9%Coal 0.551.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.3GW · 16:55
Low 19.6 · 03:25Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
71 Out
7
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 25 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 25 July 2017, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 25 Jul
Imported
71GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.63GW 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

Average1.87GWImporting

In 44.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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