All interconnectors
Tue 17 Jul- Imported
- 73GWh
- Exported
- 4GWh
- Net in
- 68GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.85GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 17 July 2018
On Tuesday 17 July, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.
Price
£58.30/MWh
Day average £58.30
Demand31.3GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables12%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
287g/kWh
0Day average 287300
Key moments
On Tuesday 17 July 2018, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 37.9 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 287 g/kWh and the price £58.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 05:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 06:00 (251 g/kWh) and highest at 13:00 (315 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.37/MWh at 06:30 to £76.32/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
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Solar 1.916.0%Wind 1.946.1%Gas 15.5748.9%Hydro 0.100.3%Biomass 1.865.8%Nuclear 6.4620.3%Coal 0.692.2%
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Demand 25.0Generation 21.6Transfers 3.4
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Demand 31.3avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 2.8avg
Peak demand37.9GW · 12:15
Low 21.9 · 03:55Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In73
Out4
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 0%Wind 7%Solar 7%
Transfers · Tue 17 Jul
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 17 July 2018, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.77GWImporting
-3
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In 42.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.08GWImporting
-3
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In 6.1 GWhOut 4.2 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage1.00GWImporting
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In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.08GWPumping
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Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh
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