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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 11 July 2019

On Thursday 11 July, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind2.51 GW8%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.55 GW5%Solar2.12 GW7%Gas17.42 GW56%Coal0.14 GW0%Imports2.42 GW8%Nuclear4.90 GW16%30.8GW AVERAGE8%56%8%16%
Price
£49.08/MWh
Day average £49.08
Demand30.8GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables16%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
267g/kWh
0Day average 267300
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Key moments

On Thursday 11 July 2019, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 267 g/kWh and the price £49.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 16:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (244 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (303 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.90/MWh at 03:30 to £67.18/MWh at 10:00. 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 2.126.7%Wind 2.518.0%Gas 17.4255.5%Hydro 0.331.1%Biomass 1.554.9%Nuclear 4.9015.6%Coal 0.140.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 16:55
Low 21.4 · 03:00Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
54 Out
11
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 11 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 11 July 2019, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 11 Jul
Imported
54GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.25GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.59GWImporting

In 38.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 2.7 GWh

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