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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 4 July 2019

On Thursday 4 July, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind5.55 GW18%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.39 GW4%Solar2.99 GW10%Gas13.40 GW43%Imports3.01 GW10%Nuclear4.77 GW15%30.5GW AVERAGE18%10%43%10%15%
Price
£36.23/MWh
Day average £36.23
Demand30.5GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables28%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
219g/kWh
0Day average 219300
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Key moments

On Thursday 4 July 2019, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 219 g/kWh and the price £36.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 13:15. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (169 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (260 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.52/MWh at 03:00 to £49.02/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 47% 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 2.999.6%Wind 5.5517.8%Gas 13.4042.8%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 1.394.4%Nuclear 4.7715.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 12:00
Low 21.1 · 04:35Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
68 Out
14
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 11%

Transfers · Thu 4 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 4 July 2019, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 4 Jul
Imported
68GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.27GW 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

Average1.92GWImporting

In 46.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.58GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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