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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 15 June 2018

On Friday 15 June, demand averaged 30.6 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

30.6GW AVERAGEWind4.67 GW15%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass1.80 GW6%Solar2.35 GW8%Gas12.41 GW40%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports2.74 GW9%Nuclear6.87 GW22%30.6GW AVERAGE15%8%40%9%22%
Price
£56.33/MWh
Day average £56.33
Demand30.6GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables23%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
222g/kWh
0Day average 222300
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Key moments

On Friday 15 June 2018, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 222 g/kWh and the price £56.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 01:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (176 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (245 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.86/MWh at 03:00 to £69.63/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 44% 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 2.357.5%Wind 4.6715.0%Gas 12.4139.7%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 1.805.8%Nuclear 6.8722.0%Coal 0.190.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.6avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 12:00
Low 21.3 · 04:50Avg 30.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
58 Out
7
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 15 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 15 June 2018, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 15 Jun
Imported
58GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.16GW 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

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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