All interconnectors
Mon 6 Jul- Imported
- 44GWh
- Exported
- 19GWh
- Net in
- 25GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.05GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 6 July 2020
On Monday 6 July, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.
Price
£17.29/MWh
Day average £17.29
Demand27.8GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables46%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
127g/kWh
0Day average 127300
Key moments
On Monday 6 July 2020, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 127 g/kWh and the price £17.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.1 GW at 07:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (72 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (210 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£45.73/MWh at 01:30 to £38.81/MWh at 15:30. The price was below zero for 5 hours. Wind made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.197.6%Wind 10.6336.9%Gas 7.0024.3%Hydro 0.391.3%Biomass 1.485.1%Nuclear 5.1717.9%
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£26.48
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153 g
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Demand 23.1Generation 20.4Transfers 2.7
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Demand 27.8avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 0.9avg
Peak demand34.1GW · 12:30
Low 18.8 · 04:45Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports25GWh
In44
Out19
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 8%
Transfers · Mon 6 Jul
Interconnectors and storage
On Monday 6 July 2020, Great Britain imported 44 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.37GWImporting
-2
-1
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In 11.5 GWhOut 2.6 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.26GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 18.9 GWhOut 12.6 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.31GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 7.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.10GWImporting
-2
-1
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In 5.6 GWhOut 3.2 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
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1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.14GWPumping
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Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh
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