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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 17 July 2023

On Monday 17 July, demand averaged 27.1 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

27.1GW AVERAGEWind8.58 GW30%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.42 GW5%Solar3.00 GW10%Gas7.82 GW27%Imports3.23 GW11%Nuclear4.43 GW15%27.1GW AVERAGE30%10%27%11%15%
Price
£60.83/MWh
Day average £60.83
Demand27.1GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables41%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Monday 17 July 2023, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 33.7 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £60.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 01:20. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (76 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (215 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.15/MWh at 14:30 to £96.11/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.0010.4%Wind 8.5829.8%Gas 7.8227.2%Hydro 0.271.0%Biomass 1.424.9%Nuclear 4.4315.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.7GW · 12:05
Low 18.5 · 04:00Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
76 Out
36
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 12%

Transfers · Mon 17 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 17 July 2023, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 17 Jul
Imported
76GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.66GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 18.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 14.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 33.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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