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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 19 July 2016

On Tuesday 19 July, demand averaged 32.3 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

32.3GW AVERAGEWind1.83 GW6%Hydro0.38 GW1%Solar2.57 GW8%Gas14.68 GW45%Coal1.98 GW6%Imports3.12 GW9%Nuclear8.34 GW25%32.3GW AVERAGE8%45%9%25%
Price
—/MWh
Demand32.3GW
Generation 29.8Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables15%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 19 July 2016, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 12:20. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 23:10. Solar generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 13:00. Gas made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.577.8%Wind 1.835.6%Gas 14.6844.6%Hydro 0.381.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3425.3%Coal 1.986.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.3avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 12:20
Low 21.8 · 04:45Avg 32.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
66 Out
3
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 9%

Transfers · Tue 19 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 19 July 2016, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 19 Jul
Imported
66GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.62GW 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

Average1.83GWImporting

In 44.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 9.2 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh

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