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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 13 June 2018

On Wednesday 13 June, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind4.79 GW15%Hydro0.11 GW0%Biomass1.29 GW4%Solar2.31 GW7%Gas11.84 GW38%Coal0.49 GW2%Imports3.03 GW10%Nuclear7.53 GW24%30.9GW AVERAGE15%7%38%10%24%
Price
£50.17/MWh
Day average £50.17
Demand30.9GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables23%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
227g/kWh
0Day average 227300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 13 June 2018, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 227 g/kWh and the price £50.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (122 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (288 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.10/MWh at 23:30 to £61.17/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 42% 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 2.317.4%Wind 4.7915.3%Gas 11.8437.7%Hydro 0.110.4%Biomass 1.294.1%Nuclear 7.5324.0%Coal 0.491.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 17:25
Low 21.0 · 04:45Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
65 Out
6
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 0%Wind 17%Solar 8%

Transfers · Wed 13 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 13 June 2018, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 13 Jun
Imported
65GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.42GW 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

Average1.87GWImporting

In 44.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 8.1 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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