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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 13 July 2019

On Saturday 13 July, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind4.02 GW15%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass1.64 GW6%Solar1.63 GW6%Gas11.20 GW41%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports3.45 GW13%Nuclear5.01 GW18%26.8GW AVERAGE15%41%13%18%
Price
£41.68/MWh
Day average £41.68
Demand26.8GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables22%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
213g/kWh
0Day average 213300
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Key moments

On Saturday 13 July 2019, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 31.5 GW at 10:40. Carbon intensity averaged 213 g/kWh and the price £41.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 18:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.23/MWh at 05:30 to £56.75/MWh at 12:00. 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 1.636.0%Wind 4.0214.7%Gas 11.2041.0%Hydro 0.311.1%Biomass 1.646.0%Nuclear 5.0118.3%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.5GW · 10:40
Low 19.7 · 04:50Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
82 Out
8
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 13 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 13 July 2019, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 13 Jul
Imported
82GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.79GWImporting

In 42.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 0.9 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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