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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 11 July 2018

On Wednesday 11 July, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind1.61 GW5%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass2.26 GW7%Solar2.05 GW6%Gas15.02 GW47%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports3.07 GW10%Nuclear7.15 GW23%31.2GW AVERAGE7%47%10%23%
Price
£54.20/MWh
Day average £54.20
Demand31.2GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables12%
Other39%
Carbon intensityHigh
267g/kWh
0Day average 267300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 11 July 2018, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 267 g/kWh and the price £54.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (211 g/kWh) and highest at 14:00 (301 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.82/MWh at 00:30 to £72.49/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 2.056.5%Wind 1.615.1%Gas 15.0247.5%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 2.267.1%Nuclear 7.1522.6%Coal 0.341.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 12:10
Low 22.0 · 04:45Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
68 Out
4
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 7%

Transfers · Wed 11 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 11 July 2018, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 11 Jul
Imported
68GWh
Exported
4GWh
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

Average1.63GWImporting

In 39.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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