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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 23 July 2018

On Monday 23 July, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind2.98 GW9%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.98 GW6%Solar2.24 GW7%Gas14.19 GW44%Imports3.26 GW10%Nuclear7.26 GW23%31.7GW AVERAGE9%44%10%23%
Price
£57.88/MWh
Day average £57.88
Demand31.7GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables17%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
242g/kWh
0Day average 242300
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Key moments

On Monday 23 July 2018, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 38.8 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 242 g/kWh and the price £57.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 18:20. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (212 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (263 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.06/MWh at 01:30 to £75.82/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 49% 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 2.247.0%Wind 2.989.3%Gas 14.1944.2%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 1.986.2%Nuclear 7.2622.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.8GW · 12:05
Low 21.0 · 03:45Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
72 Out
5
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 23 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 23 July 2018, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 23 Jul
Imported
72GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.83GW 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

Average1.87GWImporting

In 44.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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