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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 6 July 2018

On Friday 6 July, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind0.86 GW3%Hydro0.11 GW0%Biomass1.80 GW6%Solar2.93 GW9%Gas16.34 GW51%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports3.28 GW10%Nuclear6.72 GW21%31.4GW AVERAGE9%51%10%21%
Price
£61.78/MWh
Day average £61.78
Demand31.4GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables12%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
289g/kWh
0Day average 289300
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Key moments

On Friday 6 July 2018, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 38.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 289 g/kWh and the price £61.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 17:15. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 18:00 (276 g/kWh) and highest at 02:30 (307 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.88/MWh at 04:30 to £78.95/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 57% 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 2.939.1%Wind 0.862.7%Gas 16.3450.9%Hydro 0.110.3%Biomass 1.805.6%Nuclear 6.7220.9%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.2GW · 12:00
Low 22.0 · 04:50Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
72 Out
8
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 0%Wind 3%Solar 10%

Transfers · Fri 6 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 6 July 2018, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 6 Jul
Imported
72GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.66GW 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

Average1.96GWImporting

In 47.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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