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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 15 July 2019

On Monday 15 July, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind1.34 GW4%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.67 GW5%Solar2.29 GW7%Gas16.07 GW52%Coal0.01 GW0%Imports3.83 GW12%Nuclear5.37 GW17%30.0GW AVERAGE7%52%12%17%
Price
£43.12/MWh
Day average £43.12
Demand30.0GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables13%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
258g/kWh
0Day average 258300
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Key moments

On Monday 15 July 2019, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 258 g/kWh and the price £43.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 02:20. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (229 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (300 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.14/MWh at 04:30 to £53.82/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 59% 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 2.297.4%Wind 1.344.3%Gas 16.0752.1%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 1.675.4%Nuclear 5.3717.4%Coal 0.010.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 12:35
Low 20.1 · 03:10Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
89 Out
17
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 15 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 15 July 2019, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 15 Jul
Imported
89GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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