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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 July 2018

On Monday 16 July, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind1.82 GW6%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass1.81 GW6%Solar2.13 GW7%Gas15.69 GW49%Coal0.35 GW1%Imports3.53 GW11%Nuclear6.51 GW20%31.5GW AVERAGE49%11%20%
Price
£66.97/MWh
Day average £66.97
Demand31.5GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables13%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
278g/kWh
0Day average 278300
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Key moments

On Monday 16 July 2018, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 38.5 GW at 13:40. Carbon intensity averaged 278 g/kWh and the price £66.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 00:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (226 g/kWh) and highest at 10:30 (309 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.10/MWh at 04:00 to £92.42/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 55% 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 2.136.6%Wind 1.825.7%Gas 15.6949.1%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 1.815.7%Nuclear 6.5120.4%Coal 0.351.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.5GW · 13:40
Low 21.3 · 03:40Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
74 Out
3
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 16 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 July 2018, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 Jul
Imported
74GWh
Exported
3GWh
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

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 10.8 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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