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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 18 June 2018

On Monday 18 June, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind8.67 GW27%Hydro0.09 GW0%Biomass1.51 GW5%Solar2.35 GW7%Gas9.54 GW30%Coal0.44 GW1%Imports2.45 GW8%Nuclear6.52 GW21%31.1GW AVERAGE27%7%30%8%21%
Price
£47.56/MWh
Day average £47.56
Demand31.1GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables35%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
193g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 18 June 2018, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 38.2 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 193 g/kWh and the price £47.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.0 GW at 18:20. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (155 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.82/MWh at 03:30 to £63.56/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 33% 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 8.6727.5%Gas 9.5430.2%Hydro 0.090.3%Biomass 1.514.8%Nuclear 6.5220.7%Coal 0.441.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.2GW · 16:55
Low 20.3 · 04:45Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
53 Out
1
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 0%Wind 30%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 18 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 18 June 2018, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 18 Jun
Imported
53GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.15GW 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

Average1.07GWImporting

In 25.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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