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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 29 July 2018

On Sunday 29 July, demand averaged 26.3 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

26.3GW AVERAGEWind8.91 GW33%Hydro0.14 GW1%Biomass1.06 GW4%Solar0.78 GW3%Gas6.20 GW23%Coal0.15 GW1%Imports1.91 GW7%Nuclear7.91 GW29%26.3GW AVERAGE33%23%7%29%
Price
£52.86/MWh
Day average £52.86
Demand26.3GW
Generation 25.1Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables36%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
134g/kWh
0Day average 134300
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Key moments

On Sunday 29 July 2018, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 29%. Demand peaked at 31.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 134 g/kWh and the price £52.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 12:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 06:00 (110 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (171 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.77/MWh at 00:30 to £77.45/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.782.9%Wind 8.9132.9%Gas 6.2022.9%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 1.063.9%Nuclear 7.9129.3%Coal 0.150.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.3avgGeneration 25.1avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.6GW · 12:30
Low 18.9 · 05:25Avg 26.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 25.1Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports28GWh
In
38 Out
11
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 35%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 29 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 29 July 2018, Great Britain imported 38 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 29 Jul
Imported
38GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
28GWh
Average net flow
1.15GW 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

Average0.89GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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