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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 24 July 2019

On Wednesday 24 July, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind5.76 GW17%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass1.59 GW5%Solar2.59 GW8%Gas16.30 GW49%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports1.23 GW4%Nuclear5.54 GW17%32.1GW AVERAGE17%8%49%17%
Price
£55.82/MWh
Day average £55.82
Demand32.1GW
Generation 32.3Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables26%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
240g/kWh
0Day average 240300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 24 July 2019, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 39.6 GW at 13:25. Carbon intensity averaged 240 g/kWh and the price £55.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 00:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (167 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (309 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.92/MWh at 03:00 to £85.51/MWh at 18:30. 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 2.597.7%Wind 5.7617.2%Gas 16.3048.6%Hydro 0.461.4%Biomass 1.594.7%Nuclear 5.5416.5%Coal 0.080.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.6GW · 13:25
Low 22.6 · 04:45Avg 32.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers −0.2 GW
Net exports10GWh
In
22 Out
32
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 8%

Transfers · Wed 24 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 24 July 2019, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 24 Jul
Imported
22GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net out
10GWh
Average net flow
0.41GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.08GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.54GWExporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 19.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 3.3 GWh

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