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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 July 2020

On Monday 13 July, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind6.82 GW23%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass2.13 GW7%Solar1.79 GW6%Gas11.62 GW40%Imports1.07 GW4%Nuclear5.33 GW18%28.0GW AVERAGE23%7%40%18%
Price
£27.94/MWh
Day average £27.94
Demand28.0GW
Generation 28.0Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables31%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
197g/kWh
0Day average 197300
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Key moments

On Monday 13 July 2020, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 197 g/kWh and the price £27.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 16:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (151 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (230 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.93/MWh at 02:30 to £36.30/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 41% 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 1.796.1%Wind 6.8223.4%Gas 11.6239.9%Hydro 0.361.2%Biomass 2.137.3%Nuclear 5.3318.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.8GW · 12:30
Low 18.7 · 04:45Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers 0.0 GW
Net imports0GWh
In
24 Out
24
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 13 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 July 2020, Great Britain imported 24 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 Jul
Imported
24GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
0GWh
Average net flow
0.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.18GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.83GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 21.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.18GWImporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 1.6 GWhPumped 2.5 GWh

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