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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 8 July 2019

On Monday 8 July, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind1.53 GW5%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass1.79 GW6%Solar2.26 GW7%Gas17.09 GW56%Imports3.05 GW10%Nuclear4.85 GW16%29.9GW AVERAGE7%56%10%16%
Price
£42.04/MWh
Day average £42.04
Demand29.9GW
Generation 27.7Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables13%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
274g/kWh
0Day average 274300
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Key moments

On Monday 8 July 2019, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 274 g/kWh and the price £42.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 01:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (255 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (311 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.23/MWh at 01:30 to £68.58/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 62% 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 2.267.3%Wind 1.535.0%Gas 17.0955.5%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 1.795.8%Nuclear 4.8515.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 12:30
Low 19.9 · 04:55Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
69 Out
18
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 8 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 8 July 2019, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 8 Jul
Imported
69GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.15GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.9 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

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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