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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 9 July 2019

On Tuesday 9 July, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind1.71 GW5%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass2.02 GW6%Solar1.42 GW5%Gas17.13 GW55%Imports3.84 GW12%Nuclear4.87 GW16%30.4GW AVERAGE55%12%16%
Price
£38.58/MWh
Day average £38.58
Demand30.4GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables11%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
270g/kWh
0Day average 270300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 9 July 2019, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 270 g/kWh and the price £38.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 16:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (248 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (292 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 23:00 to £49.60/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 63% 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 1.424.6%Wind 1.715.5%Gas 17.1354.9%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 2.026.5%Nuclear 4.8715.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 16:55
Low 21.2 · 04:25Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
89 Out
16
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 9 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 9 July 2019, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 9 Jul
Imported
89GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 2.8 GWh

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