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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 11 July 2023

On Tuesday 11 July, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind10.16 GW33%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass1.70 GW5%Solar2.01 GW6%Gas10.74 GW34%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports1.55 GW5%Nuclear4.65 GW15%27.5GW AVERAGE33%34%15%
Price
£83.99/MWh
Day average £83.99
Demand27.5GW
Generation 29.6Transfers −2.2
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables40%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
155g/kWh
0Day average 155300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 11 July 2023, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 33%. Demand peaked at 33.2 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 155 g/kWh and the price £83.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 16:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (123 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (190 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.34/MWh at 08:00 to £107.31/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 36% 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 2.016.4%Wind 10.1632.6%Gas 10.7434.4%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 1.705.5%Nuclear 4.6514.9%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers −2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.2GW · 12:25
Low 18.5 · 03:00Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain108%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers −2.2 GW
Net exports52GWh
In
36 Out
88
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 11 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 11 July 2023, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 88 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (56 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 11 Jul
Imported
36GWh
Exported
88GWh
Net out
52GWh
Average net flow
2.17GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.07GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.33GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 55.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.63GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.07GWExporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 1.5 GWh

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