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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 22 June 2018

On Friday 22 June, demand averaged 30.6 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

30.6GW AVERAGEWind4.64 GW15%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.47 GW5%Solar3.39 GW11%Gas11.85 GW38%Coal0.15 GW0%Imports2.30 GW7%Nuclear7.34 GW23%30.6GW AVERAGE15%11%38%7%23%
Price
£49.03/MWh
Day average £49.03
Demand30.6GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables26%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
224g/kWh
0Day average 224300
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Key moments

On Friday 22 June 2018, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 224 g/kWh and the price £49.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 04:40. Solar generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (172 g/kWh) and highest at 22:30 (266 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.18/MWh at 01:30 to £64.38/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.3910.8%Wind 4.6414.8%Gas 11.8537.8%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 1.474.7%Nuclear 7.3423.4%Coal 0.150.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.6avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 12:05
Low 21.2 · 04:45Avg 30.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports38GWh
In
47 Out
9
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 12%

Transfers · Fri 22 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 22 June 2018, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 22 Jun
Imported
47GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
38GWh
Average net flow
1.60GW 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

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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