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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 18 July 2019

On Thursday 18 July, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind5.25 GW17%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.97 GW6%Solar1.90 GW6%Gas13.34 GW43%Imports2.62 GW8%Nuclear5.58 GW18%30.5GW AVERAGE17%43%8%18%
Price
£39.51/MWh
Day average £39.51
Demand30.5GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables24%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
220g/kWh
0Day average 220300
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Key moments

On Thursday 18 July 2019, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 220 g/kWh and the price £39.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 16:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (186 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (257 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.96/MWh at 00:30 to £53.65/MWh at 08:30. 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 1.906.1%Wind 5.2517.0%Gas 13.3443.2%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 1.976.4%Nuclear 5.5818.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 12:15
Low 21.2 · 03:25Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
62 Out
5
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 18 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 18 July 2019, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 18 Jul
Imported
62GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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