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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 28 July 2017

On Friday 28 July, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind7.19 GW25%Hydro0.24 GW1%Solar1.26 GW4%Gas8.39 GW29%Coal0.55 GW2%Imports3.08 GW11%Nuclear7.73 GW27%27.9GW AVERAGE25%29%11%27%
Price
£40.45/MWh
Day average £40.45
Demand27.9GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables31%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 28 July 2017, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 11:35. The price £40.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 10:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £23.50/MWh at 03:00 to £67.86/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 33% 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 1.264.4%Wind 7.1925.3%Gas 8.3929.5%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7327.2%Coal 0.551.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 11:35
Low 18.9 · 04:45Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
63 Out
2
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 28 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 28 July 2017, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 28 Jul
Imported
63GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.56GW 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

Average1.61GWImporting

In 38.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 10.7 GWhPumped 11.1 GWh

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