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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 21 June 2018

On Thursday 21 June, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind8.75 GW27%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass1.33 GW4%Solar3.07 GW10%Gas8.99 GW28%Coal0.53 GW2%Imports1.86 GW6%Nuclear7.26 GW23%31.1GW AVERAGE27%10%28%23%
Price
£45.74/MWh
Day average £45.74
Demand31.1GW
Generation 30.1Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables37%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
185g/kWh
0Day average 185300
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Key moments

On Thursday 21 June 2018, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 185 g/kWh and the price £45.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 09:15. Solar generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (138 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (226 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.15/MWh at 03:30 to £59.74/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 30% 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 3.079.6%Wind 8.7527.4%Gas 8.9928.2%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 1.334.2%Nuclear 7.2622.8%Coal 0.531.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 12:05
Low 21.1 · 04:45Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
41 Out
8
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 0%Wind 29%Solar 10%

Transfers · Thu 21 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 21 June 2018, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 21 Jun
Imported
41GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.37GW 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

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.33GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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