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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 30 July 2017

On Sunday 30 July, demand averaged 24.5 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

24.5GW AVERAGEWind4.75 GW19%Hydro0.26 GW1%Solar2.08 GW8%Gas7.25 GW29%Coal0.17 GW1%Imports2.63 GW10%Nuclear7.90 GW32%24.5GW AVERAGE19%8%29%10%32%
Price
£42.80/MWh
Day average £42.80
Demand24.5GW
Generation 22.4Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables28%
Other42%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 30 July 2017, nuclear supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 30.1 GW at 12:35. The price £42.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 17:05. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £29.52/MWh at 15:30 to £54.00/MWh at 01:00. Nuclear made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 24% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.088.3%Wind 4.7519.0%Gas 7.2529.0%Hydro 0.261.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9031.5%Coal 0.170.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.5avgGeneration 22.4avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.1GW · 12:35
Low 17.4 · 05:40Avg 24.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 22.4Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
57 Out
1
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 35%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 30 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 30 July 2017, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 30 Jul
Imported
57GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.33GW 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

Average1.48GWImporting

In 35.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 10.9 GWh

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