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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 25 June 2018

On Monday 25 June, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind0.85 GW3%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.23 GW7%Solar3.30 GW10%Gas15.15 GW48%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports2.53 GW8%Nuclear7.36 GW23%31.2GW AVERAGE7%10%48%8%23%
Price
£53.82/MWh
Day average £53.82
Demand31.2GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables14%
Other38%
Carbon intensityHigh
282g/kWh
0Day average 282300
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Key moments

On Monday 25 June 2018, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 38.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 282 g/kWh and the price £53.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 01:20. Solar generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (265 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (295 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.17/MWh at 02:00 to £78.02/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 52% 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 3.3010.4%Wind 0.852.7%Gas 15.1547.6%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 2.237.0%Nuclear 7.3623.1%Coal 0.240.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.2GW · 12:30
Low 20.2 · 04:40Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
52 Out
4
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 3%Solar 11%

Transfers · Mon 25 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 25 June 2018, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 25 Jun
Imported
52GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
1.98GW 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

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 8.7 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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