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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 July 2018

On Sunday 8 July, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind1.50 GW5%Hydro0.09 GW0%Biomass1.18 GW4%Solar2.86 GW10%Gas11.88 GW43%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports3.32 GW12%Nuclear6.98 GW25%27.6GW AVERAGE10%43%12%25%
Price
£56.42/MWh
Day average £56.42
Demand27.6GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables16%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
257g/kWh
0Day average 257300
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 July 2018, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 257 g/kWh and the price £56.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 15:50. Solar generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (236 g/kWh) and highest at 04:00 (275 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.36/MWh at 05:00 to £68.91/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 48% 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 2.8610.3%Wind 1.505.4%Gas 11.8842.5%Hydro 0.090.3%Biomass 1.184.2%Nuclear 6.9825.0%Coal 0.130.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 12:15
Low 19.9 · 05:25Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
77 Out
1
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 0%Wind 6%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sun 8 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 July 2018, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 Jul
Imported
77GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.18GW 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

Average1.88GWImporting

In 45.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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