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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 19 July 2018

On Thursday 19 July, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind1.42 GW4%Hydro0.11 GW0%Biomass1.99 GW6%Solar2.52 GW8%Gas15.40 GW48%Coal0.56 GW2%Imports3.42 GW11%Nuclear6.58 GW21%31.5GW AVERAGE8%48%11%21%
Price
£57.19/MWh
Day average £57.19
Demand31.5GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables13%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
287g/kWh
0Day average 287300
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Key moments

On Thursday 19 July 2018, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 287 g/kWh and the price £57.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 17:50. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (253 g/kWh) and highest at 11:00 (314 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.01/MWh at 05:00 to £73.12/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 54% 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 2.527.9%Wind 1.424.4%Gas 15.4048.2%Hydro 0.110.3%Biomass 1.996.2%Nuclear 6.5820.6%Coal 0.561.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 12:10
Low 21.8 · 04:50Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
77 Out
3
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 0%Wind 5%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 19 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 19 July 2018, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 19 Jul
Imported
77GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.08GW 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

Average1.97GWImporting

In 47.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 3.4 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

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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