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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 1 July 2018

On Sunday 1 July, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind4.84 GW17%Hydro0.09 GW0%Biomass1.40 GW5%Solar2.70 GW10%Gas8.80 GW31%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports2.69 GW10%Nuclear7.33 GW26%27.5GW AVERAGE17%10%31%10%26%
Price
£55.73/MWh
Day average £55.73
Demand27.5GW
Generation 25.3Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables27%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
194g/kWh
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Key moments

On Sunday 1 July 2018, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 194 g/kWh and the price £55.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 20:25. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (168 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (211 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.66/MWh at 04:30 to £66.51/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 35% 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 2.709.7%Wind 4.8417.3%Gas 8.8031.5%Hydro 0.090.3%Biomass 1.405.0%Nuclear 7.3326.2%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 25.3avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 12:45
Low 19.6 · 04:55Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.3Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
59 Out
1
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 0%Wind 19%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sun 1 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 1 July 2018, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 1 Jul
Imported
59GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.44GW 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

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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