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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 25 July 2019

On Thursday 25 July, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind6.34 GW19%Hydro0.48 GW1%Biomass1.94 GW6%Solar2.58 GW8%Gas16.51 GW48%Imports1.00 GW3%Nuclear5.36 GW16%32.5GW AVERAGE19%8%48%16%
Price
£48.60/MWh
Day average £48.60
Demand32.5GW
Generation 33.2Transfers −0.7
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables27%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
246g/kWh
0Day average 246300
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Key moments

On Thursday 25 July 2019, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 40.5 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 246 g/kWh and the price £48.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 14:05. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (200 g/kWh) and highest at 04:00 (314 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.20/MWh at 06:00 to £85.79/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 2.587.5%Wind 6.3418.5%Gas 16.5148.2%Hydro 0.481.4%Biomass 1.945.7%Nuclear 5.3615.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 33.2avgTransfers −0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.5GW · 12:45
Low 22.5 · 03:55Avg 32.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 33.2Transfers −0.7 GW
Net exports11GWh
In
19 Out
30
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 25 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 25 July 2019, Great Britain imported 19 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 25 Jul
Imported
19GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net out
11GWh
Average net flow
0.47GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.06GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.98GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 23.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.07GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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