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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 3 July 2019

On Wednesday 3 July, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind3.45 GW11%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass2.09 GW7%Solar2.85 GW9%Gas15.69 GW49%Imports2.79 GW9%Nuclear4.64 GW15%30.9GW AVERAGE11%9%49%9%15%
Price
£37.61/MWh
Day average £37.61
Demand30.9GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables20%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
248g/kWh
0Day average 248300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 3 July 2019, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 248 g/kWh and the price £37.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (219 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.02/MWh at 07:00 to £51.50/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 54% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.859.0%Wind 3.4510.9%Gas 15.6949.5%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 2.096.6%Nuclear 4.6414.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 12:40
Low 21.4 · 04:30Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
63 Out
16
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 10%

Transfers · Wed 3 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 3 July 2019, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 3 Jul
Imported
63GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.97GW 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

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.65GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 2.9 GWh

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