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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 10 July 2023

On Monday 10 July, demand averaged 27.1 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

27.1GW AVERAGEWind6.57 GW23%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.66 GW6%Solar2.10 GW7%Gas11.28 GW39%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports2.20 GW8%Nuclear4.68 GW16%27.1GW AVERAGE23%7%39%8%16%
Price
£95.50/MWh
Day average £95.50
Demand27.1GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables31%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
179g/kWh
0Day average 179300
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Key moments

On Monday 10 July 2023, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 179 g/kWh and the price £95.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 20:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (142 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (226 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.47/MWh at 23:30 to £125.23/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 42% 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 2.107.3%Wind 6.5722.7%Gas 11.2838.9%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 1.665.7%Nuclear 4.6816.2%Coal 0.210.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 11:30
Low 18.1 · 04:45Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports6GWh
In
50 Out
44
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 10 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 10 July 2023, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (18 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 10 Jul
Imported
50GWh
Exported
44GWh
Net in
6GWh
Average net flow
0.26GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.01GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.59GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 14.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWExporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 0.4 GWh

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