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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 July 2020

On Wednesday 8 July, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind2.41 GW8%Hydro0.47 GW2%Biomass2.97 GW10%Solar1.06 GW3%Gas17.85 GW58%Imports0.58 GW2%Nuclear5.22 GW17%28.8GW AVERAGE8%10%58%17%
Price
£34.87/MWh
Day average £34.87
Demand28.8GW
Generation 30.0Transfers −1.2
Fossil fuels58%
Renewables13%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
258g/kWh
0Day average 258300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 8 July 2020, gas supplied 58% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 258 g/kWh and the price £34.87/MWh. Data for this day starts at 00:55. Wind generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (206 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (278 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.12/MWh at 06:00 to £53.62/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 60% 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 1.063.5%Wind 2.417.9%Gas 17.8558.4%Hydro 0.471.5%Biomass 2.979.7%Nuclear 5.2217.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers −1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.9GW · 12:00
Low 19.8 · 04:00Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers −1.2 GW
Net exports30GWh
In
8 Out
38
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 8%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 8 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 8 July 2020, Great Britain imported 8 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (5 GWh), and the most exports went to France (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 8 Jul
Imported
8GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net out
30GWh
Average net flow
1.29GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.30GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 30.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 2.6 GWh

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