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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 7 July 2018

On Saturday 7 July, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind1.07 GW4%Hydro0.10 GW0%Biomass1.61 GW6%Solar2.97 GW10%Gas13.07 GW45%Coal0.14 GW0%Imports3.13 GW11%Nuclear6.85 GW24%28.5GW AVERAGE10%45%11%24%
Price
£55.15/MWh
Day average £55.15
Demand28.5GW
Generation 25.8Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables14%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
268g/kWh
0Day average 268300
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Key moments

On Saturday 7 July 2018, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 33.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 268 g/kWh and the price £55.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 19:35. Solar generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 19:30 (251 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (295 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.75/MWh at 07:00 to £76.41/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 51% 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 2.9710.3%Wind 1.073.7%Gas 13.0745.2%Hydro 0.100.3%Biomass 1.615.6%Nuclear 6.8523.7%Coal 0.140.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 25.8avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.9GW · 12:30
Low 21.0 · 04:55Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 25.8Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
70 Out
2
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 0%Wind 4%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sat 7 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 7 July 2018, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 7 Jul
Imported
70GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW 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

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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