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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 7 July 2023

On Friday 7 July, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind9.80 GW33%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass1.31 GW4%Solar3.67 GW13%Gas7.03 GW24%Imports1.95 GW7%Nuclear5.27 GW18%27.7GW AVERAGE33%13%24%18%
Price
£71.26/MWh
Day average £71.26
Demand27.7GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables47%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
111g/kWh
0Day average 111300
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Key moments

On Friday 7 July 2023, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 111 g/kWh and the price £71.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (65 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (153 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.48/MWh at 07:00 to £96.71/MWh at 23:30. Wind made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.6712.5%Wind 9.8033.5%Gas 7.0324.0%Hydro 0.260.9%Biomass 1.314.5%Nuclear 5.2718.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 12:05
Low 19.3 · 04:50Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports7GWh
In
42 Out
34
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 13%

Transfers · Fri 7 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 7 July 2023, Great Britain imported 42 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 7 Jul
Imported
42GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
7GWh
Average net flow
0.31GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.16GWExporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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