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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 10 July 2018

On Tuesday 10 July, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind2.94 GW9%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass2.25 GW7%Solar2.56 GW8%Gas14.13 GW44%Imports3.23 GW10%Nuclear7.07 GW22%31.7GW AVERAGE9%8%44%10%22%
Price
£56.82/MWh
Day average £56.82
Demand31.7GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables17%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
243g/kWh
0Day average 243300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 10 July 2018, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 243 g/kWh and the price £56.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (217 g/kWh) and highest at 10:30 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.66/MWh at 04:30 to £70.07/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 49% 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 2.567.9%Wind 2.949.1%Gas 14.1343.7%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 2.257.0%Nuclear 7.0721.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.1GW · 12:30
Low 22.2 · 04:50Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
72 Out
6
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 9%

Transfers · Tue 10 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 10 July 2018, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 10 Jul
Imported
72GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.74GW 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

Average1.85GWImporting

In 44.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 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 5.5 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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