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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 13 July 2018

On Friday 13 July, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind0.61 GW2%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.58 GW5%Solar2.23 GW7%Gas17.02 GW54%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports3.26 GW10%Nuclear6.69 GW21%31.1GW AVERAGE7%54%10%21%
Price
£65.62/MWh
Day average £65.62
Demand31.1GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables10%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
294g/kWh
0Day average 294300
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Key moments

On Friday 13 July 2018, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 294 g/kWh and the price £65.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 19:10. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (266 g/kWh) and highest at 14:00 (312 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.49/MWh at 05:00 to £95.69/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 60% 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 2.237.0%Wind 0.611.9%Gas 17.0253.7%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 1.585.0%Nuclear 6.6921.1%Coal 0.110.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 12:30
Low 22.0 · 04:40Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
70 Out
8
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 2%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 13 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 13 July 2018, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 13 Jul
Imported
70GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.62GW 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

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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