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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 23 June 2018

On Saturday 23 June, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind2.56 GW9%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.73 GW6%Solar2.85 GW10%Gas10.72 GW38%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports2.29 GW8%Nuclear7.35 GW26%27.5GW AVERAGE9%10%38%8%26%
Price
£51.25/MWh
Day average £51.25
Demand27.5GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables20%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
237g/kWh
0Day average 237300
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Key moments

On Saturday 23 June 2018, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 33.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 237 g/kWh and the price £51.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 09:45. Solar generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (209 g/kWh) and highest at 23:00 (266 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.13/MWh at 07:00 to £69.16/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 42% 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 2.8510.2%Wind 2.569.2%Gas 10.7238.4%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 1.736.2%Nuclear 7.3526.3%Coal 0.240.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.0GW · 12:00
Low 20.0 · 04:55Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
48 Out
2
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 23 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 23 June 2018, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 23 Jun
Imported
48GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.88GW 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

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 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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