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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 14 July 2020

On Tuesday 14 July, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind4.16 GW14%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass2.82 GW10%Solar1.71 GW6%Gas14.38 GW49%Imports0.91 GW3%Nuclear5.28 GW18%28.3GW AVERAGE14%10%49%18%
Price
£32.84/MWh
Day average £32.84
Demand28.3GW
Generation 28.7Transfers −0.4
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables21%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
223g/kWh
0Day average 223300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 14 July 2020, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 34.3 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 223 g/kWh and the price £32.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 03:20. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (185 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (268 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.40/MWh at 06:30 to £40.11/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 50% 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 1.715.8%Wind 4.1614.0%Gas 14.3848.5%Hydro 0.371.3%Biomass 2.829.5%Nuclear 5.2817.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers −0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.3GW · 12:20
Low 20.0 · 04:35Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers −0.4 GW
Net exports11GWh
In
20 Out
31
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 14 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 14 July 2020, Great Britain imported 20 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 14 Jul
Imported
20GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net out
11GWh
Average net flow
0.47GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.14GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.75GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 20.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh

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