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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 17 July 2019

On Wednesday 17 July, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind5.10 GW16%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.01 GW6%Solar2.00 GW6%Gas13.91 GW44%Imports2.55 GW8%Nuclear5.58 GW18%31.0GW AVERAGE16%44%8%18%
Price
£39.16/MWh
Day average £39.16
Demand31.0GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables23%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
221g/kWh
0Day average 221300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 17 July 2019, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 221 g/kWh and the price £39.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 16:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (184 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (262 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.73/MWh at 11:30 to £50.77/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 48% 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 2.006.4%Wind 5.1016.3%Gas 13.9144.4%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 2.016.4%Nuclear 5.5817.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 12:30
Low 21.4 · 03:45Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
60 Out
3
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 7%

Transfers · Wed 17 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 17 July 2019, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 17 Jul
Imported
60GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.09GWImporting

In 26.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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