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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 12 July 2018

On Thursday 12 July, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind0.83 GW3%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass1.65 GW5%Solar2.00 GW6%Gas16.39 GW52%Coal0.68 GW2%Imports3.07 GW10%Nuclear6.88 GW22%31.3GW AVERAGE52%10%22%
Price
£60.71/MWh
Day average £60.71
Demand31.3GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables9%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
300g/kWh
0Day average 300300
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Key moments

On Thursday 12 July 2018, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 37.9 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 300 g/kWh and the price £60.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (256 g/kWh) and highest at 13:30 (322 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.60/MWh at 00:30 to £81.23/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 57% 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 2.006.3%Wind 0.832.6%Gas 16.3951.8%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 1.655.2%Nuclear 6.8821.8%Coal 0.682.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.9GW · 13:05
Low 22.1 · 04:40Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
67 Out
2
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 0%Wind 3%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 12 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 12 July 2018, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 12 Jul
Imported
67GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.73GW 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

Average1.51GWImporting

In 36.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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