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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 11 July 2020

On Saturday 11 July, demand averaged 25.2 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

25.2GW AVERAGEWind4.42 GW17%Hydro0.38 GW2%Biomass1.23 GW5%Solar2.50 GW10%Gas8.68 GW34%Imports2.87 GW11%Nuclear5.32 GW21%25.2GW AVERAGE17%10%34%11%21%
Price
£26.96/MWh
Day average £26.96
Demand25.2GW
Generation 22.6Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables29%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
180g/kWh
0Day average 180300
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Key moments

On Saturday 11 July 2020, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 29.8 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 180 g/kWh and the price £26.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 02:45. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (147 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (244 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.78/MWh at 03:30 to £36.68/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 39% 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 2.509.8%Wind 4.4217.4%Gas 8.6834.2%Hydro 0.381.5%Biomass 1.234.9%Nuclear 5.3220.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.2avgGeneration 22.6avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.8GW · 12:20
Low 18.3 · 04:50Avg 25.20–30 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 22.6Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
68 Out
4
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 20%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 11 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 11 July 2020, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 11 Jul
Imported
68GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.67GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.54GWImporting

In 36.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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