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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 28 July 2023

On Friday 28 July, demand averaged 26.3 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

26.3GW AVERAGEWind4.86 GW18%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.89 GW7%Solar1.90 GW7%Gas11.64 GW43%Coal0.23 GW1%Imports3.79 GW14%Nuclear2.58 GW10%26.3GW AVERAGE18%43%14%10%
Price
£81.87/MWh
Day average £81.87
Demand26.3GW
Generation 23.3Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables26%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
199g/kWh
0Day average 199300
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Key moments

On Friday 28 July 2023, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 32.7 GW at 13:10. Carbon intensity averaged 199 g/kWh and the price £81.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (125 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (237 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £61.43/MWh at 14:30 to £101.44/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 50% 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 1.907.0%Wind 4.8617.9%Gas 11.6442.9%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 1.897.0%Nuclear 2.589.5%Coal 0.230.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.3avgGeneration 23.3avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.7GW · 13:10
Low 19.0 · 05:00Avg 26.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 23.3Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
89 Out
19
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 28 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 28 July 2023, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 28 Jul
Imported
89GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.94GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.82GWImporting

In 44.6 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWExporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh

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