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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 6 July 2019

On Saturday 6 July, demand averaged 27.0 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

27.0GW AVERAGEWind4.13 GW15%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass1.57 GW6%Solar1.76 GW6%Gas12.47 GW45%Imports2.74 GW10%Nuclear4.88 GW18%27.0GW AVERAGE15%45%10%18%
Price
£37.16/MWh
Day average £37.16
Demand27.0GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables22%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
226g/kWh
0Day average 226300
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Key moments

On Saturday 6 July 2019, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 32.2 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 226 g/kWh and the price £37.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 01:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (170 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (275 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.82/MWh at 03:00 to £49.34/MWh at 21:30. 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 1.766.3%Wind 4.1314.8%Gas 12.4744.9%Hydro 0.240.9%Biomass 1.575.6%Nuclear 4.8817.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.0avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.2GW · 12:05
Low 20.0 · 04:40Avg 27.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
62 Out
12
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 6 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 6 July 2019, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 6 Jul
Imported
62GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.09GW 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

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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