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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 12 July 2019

On Friday 12 July, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind4.53 GW15%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass1.80 GW6%Solar2.32 GW8%Gas12.48 GW41%Coal0.27 GW1%Imports3.83 GW13%Nuclear4.92 GW16%30.0GW AVERAGE15%8%41%13%16%
Price
£46.45/MWh
Day average £46.45
Demand30.0GW
Generation 26.6Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables23%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
222g/kWh
0Day average 222300
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Key moments

On Friday 12 July 2019, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity averaged 222 g/kWh and the price £46.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 18:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (188 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (257 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.94/MWh at 15:00 to £56.41/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 47% 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 2.327.6%Wind 4.5314.9%Gas 12.4841.0%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 1.805.9%Nuclear 4.9216.2%Coal 0.270.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 26.6avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 13:30
Low 21.3 · 04:55Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 26.6Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
89 Out
5
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 9%

Transfers · Fri 12 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 12 July 2019, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 12 Jul
Imported
89GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 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

Average0.01GWImporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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