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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 12 June 2018

On Tuesday 12 June, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind2.24 GW7%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass1.54 GW5%Solar1.78 GW6%Gas14.63 GW46%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports3.30 GW10%Nuclear7.67 GW24%30.9GW AVERAGE7%46%10%24%
Price
£53.01/MWh
Day average £53.01
Demand30.9GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables13%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
260g/kWh
0Day average 260300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 12 June 2018, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 11:45. Carbon intensity averaged 260 g/kWh and the price £53.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 18:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (232 g/kWh) and highest at 09:00 (280 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.57/MWh at 04:00 to £66.51/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 52% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.785.6%Wind 2.247.1%Gas 14.6346.3%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 1.544.9%Nuclear 7.6724.3%Coal 0.341.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 11:45
Low 21.1 · 04:45Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
72 Out
10
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 0%Wind 8%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 12 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 12 June 2018, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 12 Jun
Imported
72GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.60GW 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

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 10.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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