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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 5 July 2018

On Thursday 5 July, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind1.91 GW6%Hydro0.09 GW0%Biomass1.84 GW6%Solar2.86 GW9%Gas15.78 GW49%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports3.24 GW10%Nuclear6.69 GW21%32.0GW AVERAGE9%49%10%21%
Price
£54.42/MWh
Day average £54.42
Demand32.0GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables15%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
270g/kWh
0Day average 270300
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Key moments

On Thursday 5 July 2018, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 38.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 270 g/kWh and the price £54.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 16:40. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (237 g/kWh) and highest at 23:00 (288 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.53/MWh at 02:30 to £73.73/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 54% 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 2.868.8%Wind 1.915.9%Gas 15.7848.6%Hydro 0.090.3%Biomass 1.845.7%Nuclear 6.6920.6%Coal 0.080.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.9GW · 12:30
Low 21.7 · 04:55Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
72 Out
10
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 0%Wind 7%Solar 10%

Transfers · Thu 5 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 5 July 2018, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 5 Jul
Imported
72GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.55GW 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

Average1.91GWImporting

In 45.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 10.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 1.8 GWh

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