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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 14 July 2018

On Saturday 14 July, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind2.60 GW9%Hydro0.09 GW0%Biomass0.96 GW3%Solar2.89 GW10%Gas12.79 GW44%Coal0.02 GW0%Imports2.87 GW10%Nuclear6.55 GW23%28.3GW AVERAGE9%10%44%10%23%
Price
£56.68/MWh
Day average £56.68
Demand28.3GW
Generation 25.9Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables19%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
257g/kWh
0Day average 257300
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Key moments

On Saturday 14 July 2018, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 257 g/kWh and the price £56.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 17:25. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (229 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.78/MWh at 05:00 to £78.38/MWh at 09:00. 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 2.8910.0%Wind 2.609.0%Gas 12.7944.4%Hydro 0.090.3%Biomass 0.963.3%Nuclear 6.5522.8%Coal 0.020.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 25.9avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 12:00
Low 20.6 · 04:55Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.9Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
66 Out
1
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 0%Wind 10%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 14 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 14 July 2018, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 14 Jul
Imported
66GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.72GW 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

Average1.58GWImporting

In 38.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.32GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 10.6 GWh

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