All interconnectors
Tue 23 Jul- Imported
- 36GWh
- Exported
- 14GWh
- Net in
- 21GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.88GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 23 July 2019
On Tuesday 23 July, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.
Price
£42.04/MWh
Day average £42.04
Demand31.7GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables28%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
214g/kWh
0Day average 214300
Key moments
On Tuesday 23 July 2019, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 214 g/kWh and the price £42.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (149 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (265 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.34/MWh at 00:30 to £65.13/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 47% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.888.9%Wind 5.7517.7%Gas 14.4844.7%Hydro 0.300.9%Biomass 1.635.0%Nuclear 5.6417.4%
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£40.88
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184 g
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Demand 26.1Generation 26.3Transfers -0.2
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Demand 31.7avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 1.0avg
Peak demand38.7GW · 12:30
Low 21.6 · 04:25Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports21GWh
In36
Out14
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 9%
Transfers · Tue 23 Jul
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 23 July 2019, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (10 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.43GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 10.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.04GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 10.7 GWhOut 9.8 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.34GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 8.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.08GWImporting
-2
-1
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1
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In 6.4 GWhOut 4.6 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
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1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.13GWGenerating
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Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 2.8 GWh
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