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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 19 July 2019

On Friday 19 July, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind5.39 GW18%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass2.09 GW7%Solar0.85 GW3%Gas13.89 GW46%Coal0.01 GW0%Imports2.23 GW7%Nuclear5.56 GW18%29.9GW AVERAGE18%46%7%18%
Price
£41.87/MWh
Day average £41.87
Demand29.9GW
Generation 28.0Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables21%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
224g/kWh
0Day average 224300
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Key moments

On Friday 19 July 2019, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 224 g/kWh and the price £41.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 18:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (163 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.33/MWh at 04:30 to £52.74/MWh at 09:00. 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 0.852.8%Wind 5.3917.8%Gas 13.8945.9%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 2.096.9%Nuclear 5.5618.4%Coal 0.010.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 12:10
Low 16.8 · 13:40Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
49 Out
9
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 19 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 19 July 2019, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 19 Jul
Imported
49GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.68GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.81GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 0.1 GWh

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