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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 29 July 2019

On Monday 29 July, demand averaged 29.4 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

29.4GW AVERAGEWind2.82 GW9%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.28 GW8%Solar2.41 GW8%Gas14.66 GW48%Imports2.65 GW9%Nuclear5.26 GW17%29.4GW AVERAGE9%8%8%48%9%17%
Price
£36.63/MWh
Day average £36.63
Demand29.4GW
Generation 27.7Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables18%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
236g/kWh
0Day average 236300
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Key moments

On Monday 29 July 2019, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 236 g/kWh and the price £36.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.02/MWh at 07:00 to £50.42/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 53% 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 2.417.9%Wind 2.829.3%Gas 14.6648.3%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 2.287.5%Nuclear 5.2617.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.4avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 12:05
Low 19.9 · 03:45Avg 29.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
61 Out
19
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 29 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 29 July 2019, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 29 Jul
Imported
61GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.09GWImporting

In 26.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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