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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 28 July 2018

On Saturday 28 July, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind8.34 GW30%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass1.21 GW4%Solar2.21 GW8%Gas5.64 GW21%Imports1.97 GW7%Nuclear7.88 GW29%26.8GW AVERAGE30%8%21%7%29%
Price
£35.39/MWh
Day average £35.39
Demand26.8GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables39%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
129g/kWh
0Day average 129300
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Key moments

On Saturday 28 July 2018, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 29%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 129 g/kWh and the price £35.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.0 GW at 11:50. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (93 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (172 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.71/MWh at 23:30 to £50.34/MWh at 00:00. Wind made 33% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.218.1%Wind 8.3430.5%Gas 5.6420.6%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 1.214.4%Nuclear 7.8828.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.0GW · 12:00
Low 21.0 · 03:50Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports36GWh
In
40 Out
4
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 0%Wind 33%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sat 28 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 28 July 2018, Great Britain imported 40 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 28 Jul
Imported
40GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
36GWh
Average net flow
1.50GW 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

Average0.98GWImporting

In 25.0 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh

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