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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 16 July 2023

On Sunday 16 July, demand averaged 24.2 GW. Renewables supplied 59%.

24.2GW AVERAGEWind13.59 GW49%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass0.91 GW3%Solar2.51 GW9%Gas4.63 GW17%Imports1.24 GW5%Nuclear4.45 GW16%24.2GW AVERAGE49%9%17%16%
Price
£24.09/MWh
Day average £24.09
Demand24.2GW
Generation 26.3Transfers −2.1
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables59%
Other24%
Carbon intensityLow
81g/kWh
0Day average 81300
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Key moments

On Sunday 16 July 2023, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 81 g/kWh and the price £24.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.6 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (124 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£32.18/MWh at 13:00 to £94.28/MWh at 22:00. The price was below zero for 8.5 hours. Wind made 52% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.519.1%Wind 13.5949.4%Gas 4.6316.8%Hydro 0.190.7%Biomass 0.913.3%Nuclear 4.4516.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.2avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers −2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 17:55
Low 17.3 · 04:50Avg 24.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers −2.1 GW
Net exports44GWh
In
28 Out
72
Zero-carbon share79%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 52%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 16 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 16 July 2023, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 72 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (37 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 16 Jul
Imported
28GWh
Exported
72GWh
Net out
44GWh
Average net flow
1.84GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.48GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 36.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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