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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 27 June 2018

On Wednesday 27 June, demand averaged 31.8 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

31.8GW AVERAGEWind2.06 GW6%Hydro0.10 GW0%Biomass2.23 GW7%Solar3.24 GW10%Gas15.30 GW47%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports2.08 GW6%Nuclear7.34 GW23%31.8GW AVERAGE10%47%23%
Price
£51.97/MWh
Day average £51.97
Demand31.8GW
Generation 30.4Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables17%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
269g/kWh
0Day average 269300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 27 June 2018, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 38.6 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 269 g/kWh and the price £51.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 21:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (243 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (284 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.11/MWh at 06:30 to £69.21/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 50% 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 3.2410.0%Wind 2.066.3%Gas 15.3047.1%Hydro 0.100.3%Biomass 2.236.9%Nuclear 7.3422.6%Coal 0.130.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.8avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.6GW · 12:15
Low 21.7 · 04:45Avg 31.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports38GWh
In
43 Out
5
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 0%Wind 7%Solar 11%

Transfers · Wed 27 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 27 June 2018, Great Britain imported 43 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 27 Jun
Imported
43GWh
Exported
5GWh
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

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 10.9 GWh

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