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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 29 June 2018

On Friday 29 June, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind3.30 GW10%Hydro0.08 GW0%Biomass2.24 GW7%Solar3.19 GW10%Gas13.25 GW42%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports2.37 GW7%Nuclear7.33 GW23%31.1GW AVERAGE10%7%10%42%7%23%
Price
£50.46/MWh
Day average £50.46
Demand31.1GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables21%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
245g/kWh
0Day average 245300
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Key moments

On Friday 29 June 2018, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 38.3 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 245 g/kWh and the price £50.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (189 g/kWh) and highest at 11:30 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.41/MWh at 04:30 to £59.82/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 45% 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 3.1910.0%Wind 3.3010.4%Gas 13.2541.6%Hydro 0.080.3%Biomass 2.247.0%Nuclear 7.3323.0%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.3GW · 12:05
Low 21.6 · 04:50Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
51 Out
8
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 0%Wind 11%Solar 11%

Transfers · Fri 29 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 29 June 2018, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 29 Jun
Imported
51GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.80GW 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

Average0.10GWExporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 7.9 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

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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