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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 14 July 2023

On Friday 14 July, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind8.91 GW30%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.63 GW6%Solar0.79 GW3%Gas10.25 GW35%Imports3.05 GW10%Nuclear4.54 GW15%27.4GW AVERAGE30%35%10%15%
Price
£68.37/MWh
Day average £68.37
Demand27.4GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables34%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
155g/kWh
0Day average 155300
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Key moments

On Friday 14 July 2023, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 32.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 155 g/kWh and the price £68.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 21:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (69 g/kWh) and highest at 04:00 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.66/MWh at 23:30 to £95.34/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 39% 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 0.792.7%Wind 8.9130.3%Gas 10.2534.9%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 1.635.5%Nuclear 4.5415.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.5GW · 13:00
Low 19.2 · 04:50Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
72 Out
46
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 14 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 14 July 2023, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 46 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 14 Jul
Imported
72GWh
Exported
46GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.07GWExporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.23GWImporting

In 40.1 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.55GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 14.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 1.9 GWh

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