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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 17 June 2018

On Sunday 17 June, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind5.89 GW22%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass0.78 GW3%Solar1.37 GW5%Gas8.63 GW32%Coal0.17 GW1%Imports3.22 GW12%Nuclear6.96 GW26%26.8GW AVERAGE22%32%12%26%
Price
£48.58/MWh
Day average £48.58
Demand26.8GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables27%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
190g/kWh
0Day average 190300
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Key moments

On Sunday 17 June 2018, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 31.9 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 190 g/kWh and the price £48.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 22:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (160 g/kWh) and highest at 11:30 (217 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.30/MWh at 05:00 to £60.71/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 36% 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 1.375.0%Wind 5.8921.7%Gas 8.6331.8%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 0.782.9%Nuclear 6.9625.6%Coal 0.170.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.9GW · 12:40
Low 19.0 · 04:55Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
70 Out
0
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 17 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 17 June 2018, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 17 Jun
Imported
70GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.92GW 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

Average1.68GWImporting

In 40.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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