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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 20 July 2019

On Saturday 20 July, demand averaged 26.7 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

26.7GW AVERAGEWind7.64 GW28%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass1.79 GW7%Solar2.06 GW8%Gas6.67 GW25%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports3.01 GW11%Nuclear5.62 GW21%26.7GW AVERAGE28%8%25%11%21%
Price
£36.68/MWh
Day average £36.68
Demand26.7GW
Generation 24.1Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables37%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
146g/kWh
0Day average 146300
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Key moments

On Saturday 20 July 2019, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 32.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 146 g/kWh and the price £36.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 14:20. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (91 g/kWh) and highest at 22:30 (188 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.98/MWh at 15:00 to £48.13/MWh at 10:00. Wind made 32% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.067.6%Wind 7.6428.1%Gas 6.6724.5%Hydro 0.261.0%Biomass 1.796.6%Nuclear 5.6220.7%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.7avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.4GW · 11:30
Low 19.7 · 05:05Avg 26.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
71 Out
6
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sat 20 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 20 July 2019, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 20 Jul
Imported
71GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.72GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.45GWImporting

In 34.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 4.6 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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