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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 3 July 2018

On Tuesday 3 July, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind3.79 GW12%Hydro0.11 GW0%Biomass1.18 GW4%Solar3.16 GW10%Gas14.03 GW43%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports2.60 GW8%Nuclear7.32 GW23%31.5GW AVERAGE12%10%43%8%23%
Price
£52.03/MWh
Day average £52.03
Demand31.5GW
Generation 29.7Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables22%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
239g/kWh
0Day average 239300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 3 July 2018, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 239 g/kWh and the price £52.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (174 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.59/MWh at 00:30 to £71.27/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 47% 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 3.169.8%Wind 3.7911.8%Gas 14.0343.5%Hydro 0.110.3%Biomass 1.183.7%Nuclear 7.3222.7%Coal 0.080.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.7GW · 12:35
Low 21.3 · 04:45Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
57 Out
11
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 0%Wind 13%Solar 11%

Transfers · Tue 3 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 3 July 2018, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 3 Jul
Imported
57GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.94GW 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

Average1.63GWImporting

In 39.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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