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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 18 July 2016

On Monday 18 July, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind1.69 GW5%Hydro0.34 GW1%Solar2.35 GW7%Gas14.52 GW46%Coal1.68 GW5%Imports2.76 GW9%Nuclear8.26 GW26%31.2GW AVERAGE7%46%9%26%
Price
—/MWh
Demand31.2GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables14%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 18 July 2016, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 16:55. Wind generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 01:20. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 13:30. Gas made 50% 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 2.357.4%Wind 1.695.3%Gas 14.5245.9%Hydro 0.341.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2626.1%Coal 1.685.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.1GW · 16:55
Low 20.0 · 04:55Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
56 Out
2
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 18 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 18 July 2016, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 18 Jul
Imported
56GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.27GW 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

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 9.9 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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