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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 27 July 2017

On Thursday 27 July, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind5.84 GW20%Hydro0.24 GW1%Solar1.78 GW6%Gas9.73 GW33%Coal0.56 GW2%Imports3.23 GW11%Nuclear7.75 GW27%28.5GW AVERAGE20%33%11%27%
Price
£38.54/MWh
Day average £38.54
Demand28.5GW
Generation 25.9Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables27%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 27 July 2017, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 12:30. The price £38.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £17.40/MWh at 02:30 to £54.96/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 38% 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 1.786.1%Wind 5.8420.0%Gas 9.7333.4%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7526.6%Coal 0.561.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 25.9avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.8GW · 12:30
Low 19.0 · 03:20Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 25.9Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
68 Out
4
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 27 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 27 July 2017, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 27 Jul
Imported
68GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.68GW 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

Average1.68GWImporting

In 40.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 9.6 GWhPumped 11.5 GWh

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