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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 29 July 2017

On Saturday 29 July, demand averaged 25.3 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

25.3GW AVERAGEWind5.45 GW21%Hydro0.22 GW1%Solar1.51 GW6%Gas7.93 GW31%Coal0.30 GW1%Imports2.52 GW10%Nuclear7.89 GW31%25.3GW AVERAGE21%31%10%31%
Price
£42.74/MWh
Day average £42.74
Demand25.3GW
Generation 23.3Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables28%
Other40%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 29 July 2017, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 31%. Demand peaked at 30.1 GW at 17:55. The price £42.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 03:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £13.55/MWh at 05:30 to £75.96/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 34% 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 1.515.8%Wind 5.4521.1%Gas 7.9330.7%Hydro 0.220.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8930.5%Coal 0.301.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.3avgGeneration 23.3avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.1GW · 17:55
Low 17.7 · 05:25Avg 25.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 23.3Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
54 Out
1
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 34%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sat 29 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 29 July 2017, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 29 Jul
Imported
54GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.24GW 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

Average1.34GWImporting

In 32.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 12.8 GWh

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