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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 7 July 2019

On Sunday 7 July, demand averaged 26.3 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

26.3GW AVERAGEWind2.31 GW9%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.61 GW6%Solar2.30 GW9%Gas12.71 GW47%Imports2.96 GW11%Nuclear4.91 GW18%26.3GW AVERAGE9%9%47%11%18%
Price
£35.04/MWh
Day average £35.04
Demand26.3GW
Generation 24.0Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables18%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
243g/kWh
0Day average 243300
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Key moments

On Sunday 7 July 2019, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 31.4 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 243 g/kWh and the price £35.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 12:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (204 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (287 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.34/MWh at 15:00 to £49.94/MWh at 23:00. Gas made 53% 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 2.308.5%Wind 2.318.5%Gas 12.7147.1%Hydro 0.180.7%Biomass 1.616.0%Nuclear 4.9118.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.3avgGeneration 24.0avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.4GW · 12:35
Low 19.2 · 05:15Avg 26.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.0Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
67 Out
10
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 7 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 7 July 2019, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 7 Jul
Imported
67GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.38GW 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

Average1.87GWImporting

In 44.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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