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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 26 July 2017

On Wednesday 26 July, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind5.74 GW20%Hydro0.21 GW1%Solar1.13 GW4%Gas10.74 GW37%Coal0.58 GW2%Imports3.19 GW11%Nuclear7.70 GW26%28.8GW AVERAGE20%37%11%26%
Price
£37.19/MWh
Day average £37.19
Demand28.8GW
Generation 26.1Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables24%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 26 July 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 12:30. The price £37.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 12:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 15:00. The wholesale price ranged from £31.33/MWh at 04:30 to £44.67/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 1.133.9%Wind 5.7419.6%Gas 10.7436.6%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7026.3%Coal 0.582.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 12:30
Low 19.4 · 03:45Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
71 Out
1
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 26 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 26 July 2017, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 26 Jul
Imported
71GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.89GW 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

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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