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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 11 July 2016

On Monday 11 July, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind5.24 GW18%Hydro0.29 GW1%Solar1.48 GW5%Gas10.65 GW36%Coal1.13 GW4%Imports2.45 GW8%Nuclear8.45 GW28%29.2GW AVERAGE18%36%8%28%
Price
—/MWh
Demand29.2GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables24%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 11 July 2016, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 12:30. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 14:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 13:30. Gas made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.485.0%Wind 5.2417.7%Gas 10.6535.9%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4528.5%Coal 1.133.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 12:30
Low 17.8 · 04:55Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
52 Out
5
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 11 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 11 July 2016, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 11 Jul
Imported
52GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.97GW 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

Average1.45GWImporting

In 34.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 7.2 GWh

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