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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 14 July 2019

On Sunday 14 July, demand averaged 26.1 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

26.1GW AVERAGEWind2.50 GW9%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass1.67 GW6%Solar1.91 GW7%Gas11.55 GW43%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports3.52 GW13%Nuclear5.17 GW19%26.1GW AVERAGE9%7%43%13%19%
Price
£41.93/MWh
Day average £41.93
Demand26.1GW
Generation 23.2Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables18%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
226g/kWh
0Day average 226300
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Key moments

On Sunday 14 July 2019, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 31.0 GW at 11:55. Carbon intensity averaged 226 g/kWh and the price £41.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (209 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (256 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.03/MWh at 07:00 to £45.91/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 50% 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 1.917.1%Wind 2.509.4%Gas 11.5543.3%Hydro 0.301.1%Biomass 1.676.3%Nuclear 5.1719.4%Coal 0.080.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.1avgGeneration 23.2avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.0GW · 11:55
Low 18.9 · 05:10Avg 26.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 23.2Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
84 Out
10
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sun 14 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 14 July 2019, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 14 Jul
Imported
84GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.79GWImporting

In 43.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 1.0 GWhPumped 2.8 GWh

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