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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 31 July 2017

On Monday 31 July, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind5.10 GW18%Hydro0.26 GW1%Solar2.09 GW7%Gas9.99 GW35%Coal0.47 GW2%Imports2.72 GW10%Nuclear7.90 GW28%27.9GW AVERAGE18%7%35%10%28%
Price
£35.45/MWh
Day average £35.45
Demand27.9GW
Generation 25.8Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables26%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 31 July 2017, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 11:55. The price £35.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £23.56/MWh at 04:00 to £43.52/MWh at 09:30. Gas made 39% 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 2.097.3%Wind 5.1017.9%Gas 9.9935.0%Hydro 0.260.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9027.7%Coal 0.471.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 25.8avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 11:55
Low 18.1 · 03:05Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.8Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
60 Out
5
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 31 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 31 July 2017, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 31 Jul
Imported
60GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.30GW 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

Average1.63GWImporting

In 39.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.66GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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