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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 10 July 2019

On Wednesday 10 July, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind2.29 GW7%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.48 GW5%Solar2.05 GW7%Gas16.59 GW53%Imports3.82 GW12%Nuclear4.83 GW15%30.7GW AVERAGE7%53%12%15%
Price
£40.28/MWh
Day average £40.28
Demand30.7GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables15%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
259g/kWh
0Day average 259300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 10 July 2019, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 259 g/kWh and the price £40.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 16:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (239 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (282 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.03/MWh at 00:30 to £51.20/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 60% 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 2.056.6%Wind 2.297.3%Gas 16.5952.9%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 1.484.7%Nuclear 4.8315.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 12:10
Low 21.1 · 04:40Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
88 Out
10
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 7%

Transfers · Wed 10 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 10 July 2019, Great Britain imported 88 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

Wed 10 Jul
Imported
88GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.91GWImporting

In 45.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 10.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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