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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 27 July 2023

On Thursday 27 July, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind7.22 GW25%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.90 GW7%Solar1.66 GW6%Gas9.61 GW34%Coal0.32 GW1%Imports5.11 GW18%Nuclear2.43 GW9%27.4GW AVERAGE25%34%18%9%
Price
£81.79/MWh
Day average £81.79
Demand27.4GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables32%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
166g/kWh
0Day average 166300
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Key moments

On Thursday 27 July 2023, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 33.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 166 g/kWh and the price £81.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 01:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (212 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.93/MWh at 02:30 to £99.79/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 41% 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 1.665.8%Wind 7.2225.3%Gas 9.6133.7%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 1.906.6%Nuclear 2.438.5%Coal 0.321.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.6GW · 13:00
Low 19.8 · 04:45Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
121 Out
24
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 27 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 27 July 2023, Great Britain imported 121 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (65 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 27 Jul
Imported
121GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
4.02GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.71GWImporting

In 65.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 2.2 GWh

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