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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 12 July 2020

On Sunday 12 July, demand averaged 24.7 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

24.7GW AVERAGEWind3.36 GW14%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.81 GW7%Solar2.97 GW12%Gas7.78 GW31%Imports3.27 GW13%Nuclear5.32 GW21%24.7GW AVERAGE14%7%12%31%13%21%
Price
£23.89/MWh
Day average £23.89
Demand24.7GW
Generation 21.6Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables27%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
178g/kWh
0Day average 178300
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Key moments

On Sunday 12 July 2020, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 29.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 178 g/kWh and the price £23.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 19:45. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (139 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (212 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.89/MWh at 15:30 to £31.25/MWh at 22:00. Gas made 36% 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 2.9712.0%Wind 3.3613.5%Gas 7.7831.3%Hydro 0.331.3%Biomass 1.817.3%Nuclear 5.3221.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.7avgGeneration 21.6avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.8GW · 12:30
Low 17.7 · 05:25Avg 24.70–30 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 21.6Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
78 Out
0
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 14%

Transfers · Sun 12 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 12 July 2020, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 12 Jul
Imported
78GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.42GWImporting

In 34.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 0.8 GWhPumped 2.9 GWh

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