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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 22 July 2018

On Sunday 22 July, demand averaged 27.0 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

27.0GW AVERAGEWind2.43 GW9%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass1.22 GW4%Solar2.35 GW9%Gas10.65 GW39%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports3.30 GW12%Nuclear7.20 GW26%27.0GW AVERAGE9%9%39%12%26%
Price
£52.76/MWh
Day average £52.76
Demand27.0GW
Generation 24.1Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables18%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Sunday 22 July 2018, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 32.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £52.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 15:10. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (199 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (268 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.41/MWh at 14:30 to £67.86/MWh at 20:00. 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 2.358.6%Wind 2.438.9%Gas 10.6538.9%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 1.224.5%Nuclear 7.2026.3%Coal 0.100.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.0avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.7GW · 12:30
Low 19.5 · 05:10Avg 27.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
75 Out
1
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 0%Wind 10%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 22 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 22 July 2018, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 22 Jul
Imported
75GWh
Exported
1GWh
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

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 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 4.4 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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