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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 July 2018

On Monday 2 July, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind4.30 GW13%Hydro0.10 GW0%Biomass1.23 GW4%Solar3.24 GW10%Gas13.00 GW40%Coal0.23 GW1%Imports2.77 GW9%Nuclear7.32 GW23%31.6GW AVERAGE13%10%40%9%23%
Price
£59.64/MWh
Day average £59.64
Demand31.6GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables24%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
232g/kWh
0Day average 232300
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Key moments

On Monday 2 July 2018, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 232 g/kWh and the price £59.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 21:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (190 g/kWh) and highest at 09:00 (260 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.97/MWh at 23:00 to £70.77/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 44% 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 3.2410.1%Wind 4.3013.3%Gas 13.0040.4%Hydro 0.100.3%Biomass 1.233.8%Nuclear 7.3222.7%Coal 0.230.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.7GW · 13:05
Low 20.8 · 04:40Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
62 Out
9
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 0%Wind 15%Solar 11%

Transfers · Mon 2 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 2 July 2018, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 2 Jul
Imported
62GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.18GW 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

Average1.75GWImporting

In 42.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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