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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 1 July 2020

On Wednesday 1 July, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind3.79 GW13%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass3.02 GW10%Solar1.76 GW6%Gas14.13 GW48%Imports1.14 GW4%Nuclear4.97 GW17%28.0GW AVERAGE13%10%48%17%
Price
£29.60/MWh
Day average £29.60
Demand28.0GW
Generation 28.2Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables21%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
219g/kWh
0Day average 219300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 1 July 2020, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 219 g/kWh and the price £29.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 07:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (185 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (255 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.04/MWh at 03:30 to £40.42/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.766.0%Wind 3.7912.9%Gas 14.1348.1%Hydro 0.561.9%Biomass 3.0210.3%Nuclear 4.9716.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.8GW · 12:30
Low 19.4 · 04:40Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers −0.2 GW
Net exports5GWh
In
23 Out
29
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 1 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 1 July 2020, Great Britain imported 23 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 1 Jul
Imported
23GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net out
5GWh
Average net flow
0.23GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 19.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 4.0 GWh

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