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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 9 July 2023

On Sunday 9 July, demand averaged 24.0 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

24.0GW AVERAGEWind3.27 GW13%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass1.17 GW5%Solar2.47 GW10%Gas8.16 GW33%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports4.73 GW19%Nuclear4.70 GW19%24.0GW AVERAGE13%10%33%19%19%
Price
£88.26/MWh
Day average £88.26
Demand24.0GW
Generation 20.1Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables24%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
159g/kWh
0Day average 159300
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Key moments

On Sunday 9 July 2023, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 29.5 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 159 g/kWh and the price £88.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (109 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (209 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £71.31/MWh at 08:00 to £117.54/MWh at 23:00. Gas made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.479.9%Wind 3.2713.1%Gas 8.1632.8%Hydro 0.261.1%Biomass 1.174.7%Nuclear 4.7018.9%Coal 0.100.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.0avgGeneration 20.1avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.5GW · 17:55
Low 17.7 · 05:55Avg 24.00–30 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 20.1Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
112 Out
16
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sun 9 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 9 July 2023, Great Britain imported 112 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (56 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 9 Jul
Imported
112GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
4.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.35GWImporting

In 56.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.34GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.34GWImporting

In 32.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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