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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 30 July 2018

On Monday 30 July, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind5.82 GW19%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass1.89 GW6%Solar1.60 GW5%Gas10.36 GW34%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports2.74 GW9%Nuclear7.92 GW26%30.3GW AVERAGE19%34%9%26%
Price
£58.45/MWh
Day average £58.45
Demand30.3GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables25%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
184g/kWh
0Day average 184300
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Key moments

On Monday 30 July 2018, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 184 g/kWh and the price £58.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (106 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (232 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.14/MWh at 23:00 to £77.88/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 37% 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 1.605.2%Wind 5.8219.0%Gas 10.3633.8%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 1.896.2%Nuclear 7.9225.9%Coal 0.130.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 12:15
Low 20.6 · 04:15Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
61 Out
1
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 30 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 30 July 2018, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 30 Jul
Imported
61GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.48GW 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

Average1.76GWImporting

In 42.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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