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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 July 2020

On Thursday 2 July, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind3.10 GW10%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass2.93 GW10%Solar1.85 GW6%Gas16.15 GW53%Imports0.59 GW2%Nuclear5.20 GW17%28.1GW AVERAGE10%10%53%17%
Price
£32.63/MWh
Day average £32.63
Demand28.1GW
Generation 29.8Transfers −1.7
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables18%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
233g/kWh
0Day average 233300
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Key moments

On Thursday 2 July 2020, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 233 g/kWh and the price £32.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 14:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (212 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (266 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.48/MWh at 23:00 to £38.17/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 54% 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 1.856.1%Wind 3.1010.2%Gas 16.1553.1%Hydro 0.571.9%Biomass 2.939.6%Nuclear 5.2017.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers −1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.3GW · 12:30
Low 19.4 · 04:45Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers −1.7 GW
Net exports44GWh
In
11 Out
54
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 2 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 2 July 2020, Great Britain imported 11 GWh and exported 54 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (7 GWh), and the most exports went to France (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 2 Jul
Imported
11GWh
Exported
54GWh
Net out
44GWh
Average net flow
1.82GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.30GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 32.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh

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