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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 July 2023

On Thursday 13 July, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind5.12 GW17%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.83 GW6%Solar2.47 GW8%Gas12.17 GW41%Imports2.96 GW10%Nuclear4.61 GW16%27.3GW AVERAGE17%8%41%10%16%
Price
£71.14/MWh
Day average £71.14
Demand27.3GW
Generation 26.5Transfers 0.8
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables27%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
184g/kWh
0Day average 184300
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Key moments

On Thursday 13 July 2023, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 184 g/kWh and the price £71.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 01:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (147 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (219 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.92/MWh at 13:30 to £106.13/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 46% 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 2.478.4%Wind 5.1217.4%Gas 12.1741.3%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 1.836.2%Nuclear 4.6115.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 26.5avgTransfers 0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 12:35
Low 19.1 · 04:55Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 26.5Transfers 0.8 GW
Net imports20GWh
In
69 Out
49
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 13 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 July 2023, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 49 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (30 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 Jul
Imported
69GWh
Exported
49GWh
Net in
20GWh
Average net flow
0.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.32GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 18.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.10GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.24GWImporting

In 29.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 1.6 GWhPumped 2.0 GWh

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