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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 26 June 2018

On Tuesday 26 June, demand averaged 31.8 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

31.8GW AVERAGEWind0.86 GW3%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass2.33 GW7%Solar3.22 GW10%Gas15.48 GW48%Coal0.42 GW1%Imports2.53 GW8%Nuclear7.34 GW23%31.8GW AVERAGE7%10%48%8%23%
Price
£61.09/MWh
Day average £61.09
Demand31.8GW
Generation 29.8Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables13%
Other38%
Carbon intensityHigh
288g/kWh
0Day average 288300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 26 June 2018, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 39.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 288 g/kWh and the price £61.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (256 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (299 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.18/MWh at 04:30 to £86.56/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 3.2210.0%Wind 0.862.7%Gas 15.4847.9%Hydro 0.140.4%Biomass 2.337.2%Nuclear 7.3422.7%Coal 0.421.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.8avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.0GW · 12:30
Low 21.5 · 04:50Avg 31.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
53 Out
2
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 0%Wind 3%Solar 11%

Transfers · Tue 26 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 26 June 2018, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 26 Jun
Imported
53GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.11GW 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

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh

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