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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 26 July 2019

On Friday 26 July, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind4.29 GW13%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass2.08 GW7%Solar1.55 GW5%Gas16.48 GW52%Imports1.89 GW6%Nuclear5.06 GW16%31.0GW AVERAGE13%52%16%
Price
£45.83/MWh
Day average £45.83
Demand31.0GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables20%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
246g/kWh
0Day average 246300
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Key moments

On Friday 26 July 2019, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 246 g/kWh and the price £45.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (211 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.13/MWh at 02:30 to £65.77/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 55% 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 1.554.9%Wind 4.2913.5%Gas 16.4851.8%Hydro 0.461.5%Biomass 2.086.5%Nuclear 5.0615.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 12:05
Low 23.0 · 04:00Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports27GWh
In
40 Out
13
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 26 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 26 July 2019, Great Britain imported 40 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 26 Jul
Imported
40GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
27GWh
Average net flow
1.11GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.62GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.10GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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