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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 15 July 2018

On Sunday 15 July, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind3.18 GW11%Hydro0.08 GW0%Biomass1.05 GW4%Solar2.99 GW11%Gas11.01 GW39%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports3.05 GW11%Nuclear6.55 GW23%27.6GW AVERAGE11%11%39%11%23%
Price
£51.05/MWh
Day average £51.05
Demand27.6GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables22%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
239g/kWh
0Day average 239300
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Key moments

On Sunday 15 July 2018, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 32.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 239 g/kWh and the price £51.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (222 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (253 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.45/MWh at 14:30 to £60.07/MWh at 00:00. Gas made 44% 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 2.9910.7%Wind 3.1811.4%Gas 11.0139.3%Hydro 0.080.3%Biomass 1.053.7%Nuclear 6.5523.4%Coal 0.110.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.9GW · 13:00
Low 19.8 · 05:25Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
71 Out
0
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 0%Wind 13%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sun 15 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 15 July 2018, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 15 Jul
Imported
71GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.94GW 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

Average1.60GWImporting

In 38.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.30GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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