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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 July 2018

On Monday 9 July, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind1.94 GW6%Hydro0.10 GW0%Biomass2.13 GW7%Solar2.32 GW7%Gas15.50 GW48%Imports3.24 GW10%Nuclear7.01 GW22%31.7GW AVERAGE7%48%10%22%
Price
£52.44/MWh
Day average £52.44
Demand31.7GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables14%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
264g/kWh
0Day average 264300
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Key moments

On Monday 9 July 2018, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 264 g/kWh and the price £52.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (227 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (284 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.80/MWh at 07:30 to £61.01/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 53% 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 2.327.2%Wind 1.946.0%Gas 15.5048.1%Hydro 0.100.3%Biomass 2.136.6%Nuclear 7.0121.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 12:20
Low 21.4 · 04:35Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
73 Out
4
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 0%Wind 7%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 9 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 July 2018, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Jul
Imported
73GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.88GW 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

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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