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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 July 2020

On Tuesday 7 July, demand averaged 22.6 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

22.6GW AVERAGEWind5.82 GW25%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.71 GW7%Solar1.42 GW6%Gas6.20 GW27%Imports2.36 GW10%Nuclear5.23 GW23%22.6GW AVERAGE25%7%27%10%23%
Price
£26.00/MWh
Day average £26.00
Demand22.6GW
Generation 20.7Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables33%
Other40%
Carbon intensityHigh
229g/kWh
0Day average 229300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 July 2020, gas supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 25.6 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 229 g/kWh and the price £26.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (153 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (276 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.64/MWh at 00:30 to £31.44/MWh at 00:00. Gas made 30% 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 1.426.1%Wind 5.8225.2%Gas 6.2026.9%Hydro 0.321.4%Biomass 1.717.4%Nuclear 5.2322.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 22.6avgGeneration 20.7avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand25.6GW · 10:00
Low 20.9 · 23:00Avg 22.60–30 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 20.7Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
57 Out
1
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 28%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 7 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 July 2020, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 Jul
Imported
57GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.51GWImporting

In 36.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.10GWImporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.41GWPumping

Generated 0.0 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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