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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 26 July 2023

On Wednesday 26 July, demand averaged 27.0 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

27.0GW AVERAGEWind5.58 GW20%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass1.99 GW7%Solar2.32 GW8%Gas11.09 GW40%Coal0.28 GW1%Imports4.30 GW15%Nuclear2.30 GW8%27.0GW AVERAGE20%7%8%40%15%8%
Price
£80.52/MWh
Day average £80.52
Demand27.0GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables29%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
189g/kWh
0Day average 189300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 26 July 2023, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 189 g/kWh and the price £80.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 20:15. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (120 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (230 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £62.97/MWh at 11:00 to £100.54/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 47% 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 2.328.3%Wind 5.5819.9%Gas 11.0939.5%Hydro 0.190.7%Biomass 1.997.1%Nuclear 2.308.2%Coal 0.281.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.0avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 12:00
Low 18.7 · 04:40Avg 27.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
101 Out
23
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 10%

Transfers · Wed 26 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 26 July 2023, Great Britain imported 101 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 26 Jul
Imported
101GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.83GWImporting

In 46.3 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 1.4 GWh

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