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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 27 July 2018

On Friday 27 July, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind3.22 GW10%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass2.11 GW7%Solar2.00 GW6%Gas13.80 GW43%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports2.96 GW9%Nuclear7.67 GW24%31.6GW AVERAGE10%43%9%24%
Price
£60.48/MWh
Day average £60.48
Demand31.6GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables17%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
237g/kWh
0Day average 237300
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Key moments

On Friday 27 July 2018, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 237 g/kWh and the price £60.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 15:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (188 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.93/MWh at 05:30 to £77.00/MWh at 09:30. 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 2.006.2%Wind 3.2210.0%Gas 13.8043.0%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 2.116.6%Nuclear 7.6723.9%Coal 0.190.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 12:05
Low 22.9 · 03:25Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
66 Out
4
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 27 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 27 July 2018, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 27 Jul
Imported
66GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.56GW 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

Average1.95GWImporting

In 46.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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