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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 28 July 2019

On Sunday 28 July, demand averaged 26.2 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

26.2GW AVERAGEWind5.38 GW20%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass1.76 GW7%Solar1.35 GW5%Gas10.02 GW37%Imports3.07 GW11%Nuclear5.09 GW19%26.2GW AVERAGE20%37%11%19%
Price
£39.57/MWh
Day average £39.57
Demand26.2GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables26%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
191g/kWh
0Day average 191300
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Key moments

On Sunday 28 July 2019, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 30.9 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 191 g/kWh and the price £39.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 05:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (148 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (257 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.76/MWh at 03:30 to £47.81/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 42% 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 1.355.0%Wind 5.3819.9%Gas 10.0237.1%Hydro 0.351.3%Biomass 1.766.5%Nuclear 5.0918.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.2avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.9GW · 12:10
Low 19.4 · 05:20Avg 26.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
71 Out
15
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 28 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 28 July 2019, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 28 Jul
Imported
71GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.33GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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