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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 5 July 2019

On Friday 5 July, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind4.75 GW16%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.61 GW5%Solar2.63 GW9%Gas13.72 GW45%Imports2.96 GW10%Nuclear4.70 GW15%30.1GW AVERAGE16%9%45%10%15%
Price
£40.18/MWh
Day average £40.18
Demand30.1GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables25%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
226g/kWh
0Day average 226300
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Key moments

On Friday 5 July 2019, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity averaged 226 g/kWh and the price £40.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (184 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (268 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.99/MWh at 05:30 to £57.90/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 50% 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 2.638.6%Wind 4.7515.6%Gas 13.7244.9%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 1.615.3%Nuclear 4.7015.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 13:30
Low 20.9 · 04:40Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
68 Out
10
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 10%

Transfers · Fri 5 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 5 July 2019, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 5 Jul
Imported
68GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.40GW 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

Average1.90GWImporting

In 45.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 10.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 1.8 GWh

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