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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 16 July 2019

On Tuesday 16 July, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind1.14 GW4%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass1.91 GW6%Solar2.52 GW8%Gas15.93 GW51%Coal0.04 GW0%Imports3.94 GW13%Nuclear5.53 GW18%30.5GW AVERAGE8%51%13%18%
Price
£46.16/MWh
Day average £46.16
Demand30.5GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables13%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
258g/kWh
0Day average 258300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 16 July 2019, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 258 g/kWh and the price £46.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (227 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (288 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.21/MWh at 04:30 to £66.64/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 58% 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 2.528.0%Wind 1.143.6%Gas 15.9350.9%Hydro 0.301.0%Biomass 1.916.1%Nuclear 5.5317.7%Coal 0.040.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 13:05
Low 21.1 · 04:40Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
91 Out
19
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 9%

Transfers · Tue 16 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 16 July 2019, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 16 Jul
Imported
91GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.90GWImporting

In 45.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 1.3 GWh

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