All interconnectors
Sun 5 Jul- Imported
- 15GWh
- Exported
- 44GWh
- Net out
- 29GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.19GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 July 2020
On Sunday 5 July, demand averaged 26.3 GW. Renewables supplied 61%.
Price
£9.22/MWh
Day average £9.22
Demand26.3GW
Generation 27.9Transfers −1.6
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables61%
Other24%
Carbon intensityLow
79g/kWh
0Day average 79300
Records set on this day
All recordsKey moments
On Sunday 5 July 2020, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 32.6 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 79 g/kWh and the price £9.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.2 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 19:30 (68 g/kWh) and highest at 13:00 (90 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£32.18/MWh at 00:30 to £36.98/MWh at 18:00. The price was below zero for 6.5 hours. Wind made 51% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.659.3%Wind 14.3350.1%Gas 4.3015.0%Hydro 0.341.2%Biomass 0.993.4%Nuclear 5.2818.4%
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£-0.88
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Demand 21.6Generation 23.7Transfers -2.1
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Demand 26.3avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers −1.6avg
Peak demand32.6GW · 12:15
Low 19.8 · 05:40Avg 26.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers −1.6 GW
Net exports29GWh
In15
Out44
Zero-carbon share81%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 51%Solar 10%
Transfers · Sun 5 Jul
Interconnectors and storage
On Sunday 5 July 2020, Great Britain imported 15 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (31 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.05GWImporting
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 4.9 GWhOut 3.7 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.28GWExporting
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 30.7 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.35GWImporting
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 9.0 GWhOut 0.6 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.31GWExporting
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 1.1 GWhOut 8.6 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.41GWPumping
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
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0.5
1
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Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 12.6 GWh
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