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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 July 2020

On Thursday 9 July, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind5.86 GW19%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass2.89 GW9%Solar1.08 GW3%Gas15.06 GW49%Imports0.47 GW2%Nuclear5.32 GW17%28.8GW AVERAGE19%9%49%17%
Price
£27.42/MWh
Day average £27.42
Demand28.8GW
Generation 30.6Transfers −1.8
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables24%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
219g/kWh
0Day average 219300
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 July 2020, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 219 g/kWh and the price £27.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 07:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (172 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (253 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.68/MWh at 06:30 to £45.76/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 49% 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 1.083.5%Wind 5.8618.9%Gas 15.0648.5%Hydro 0.361.2%Biomass 2.899.3%Nuclear 5.3217.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers −1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 12:25
Low 20.0 · 04:45Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers −1.8 GW
Net exports41GWh
In
9 Out
51
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 9 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 July 2020, Great Britain imported 9 GWh and exported 51 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 Jul
Imported
9GWh
Exported
51GWh
Net out
41GWh
Average net flow
1.73GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.46GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.31GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 31.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 2.9 GWh

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