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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 28 June 2018

On Thursday 28 June, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind2.31 GW7%Hydro0.08 GW0%Biomass2.28 GW7%Solar3.11 GW10%Gas14.81 GW46%Coal0.33 GW1%Imports2.11 GW7%Nuclear7.33 GW23%31.7GW AVERAGE7%7%10%46%23%
Price
£45.58/MWh
Day average £45.58
Demand31.7GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables17%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
263g/kWh
0Day average 263300
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Key moments

On Thursday 28 June 2018, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 38.6 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 263 g/kWh and the price £45.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (226 g/kWh) and highest at 09:30 (292 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 01:30 to £65.16/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 49% 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 3.119.6%Wind 2.317.1%Gas 14.8145.7%Hydro 0.080.3%Biomass 2.287.1%Nuclear 7.3322.6%Coal 0.331.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.6GW · 12:10
Low 21.7 · 04:45Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports38GWh
In
44 Out
6
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 0%Wind 8%Solar 10%

Transfers · Thu 28 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 28 June 2018, Great Britain imported 44 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (20 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 28 Jun
Imported
44GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
38GWh
Average net flow
1.57GW 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

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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