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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 July 2018

On Thursday 26 July, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind3.46 GW11%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass1.76 GW5%Solar2.48 GW8%Gas14.03 GW43%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports2.89 GW9%Nuclear7.55 GW23%32.1GW AVERAGE11%8%43%9%23%
Price
£62.01/MWh
Day average £62.01
Demand32.1GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables19%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
235g/kWh
0Day average 235300
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 July 2018, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 39.2 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 235 g/kWh and the price £62.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (215 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (252 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.15/MWh at 04:30 to £75.51/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 47% 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 2.487.6%Wind 3.4610.7%Gas 14.0343.3%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 1.765.4%Nuclear 7.5523.3%Coal 0.110.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.2GW · 12:10
Low 22.3 · 03:40Avg 32.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
63 Out
1
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 0%Wind 12%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 26 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 July 2018, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 26 Jul
Imported
63GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.59GW 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

Average0.31GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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