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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 30 June 2018

On Saturday 30 June, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind3.86 GW14%Hydro0.09 GW0%Biomass1.37 GW5%Solar3.28 GW12%Gas9.20 GW32%Coal0.17 GW1%Imports3.11 GW11%Nuclear7.33 GW26%27.8GW AVERAGE14%12%32%11%26%
Price
£51.85/MWh
Day average £51.85
Demand27.8GW
Generation 25.3Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables25%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
211g/kWh
0Day average 211300
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Key moments

On Saturday 30 June 2018, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 33.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 211 g/kWh and the price £51.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 21:15. Solar generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (186 g/kWh) and highest at 10:30 (238 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.83/MWh at 06:30 to £67.24/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 36% 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 3.2811.5%Wind 3.8613.6%Gas 9.2032.4%Hydro 0.090.3%Biomass 1.374.8%Nuclear 7.3325.8%Coal 0.170.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 25.3avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.3GW · 11:30
Low 20.2 · 04:50Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 25.3Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
68 Out
5
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 0%Wind 15%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sat 30 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 30 June 2018, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 30 Jun
Imported
68GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.63GW 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

Average1.74GWImporting

In 41.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 10.9 GWh

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