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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 15 July 2020

On Wednesday 15 July, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind4.04 GW13%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass2.88 GW9%Solar1.16 GW4%Gas16.32 GW53%Imports0.88 GW3%Nuclear5.12 GW17%28.5GW AVERAGE13%9%53%17%
Price
£29.38/MWh
Day average £29.38
Demand28.5GW
Generation 29.9Transfers −1.3
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables18%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
236g/kWh
0Day average 236300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 15 July 2020, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 236 g/kWh and the price £29.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 14:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (257 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.86/MWh at 04:30 to £36.39/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 55% 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 1.163.8%Wind 4.0413.1%Gas 16.3253.1%Hydro 0.371.2%Biomass 2.889.4%Nuclear 5.1216.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers −1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 12:20
Low 20.0 · 04:25Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers −1.3 GW
Net exports32GWh
In
20 Out
52
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 15 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 15 July 2020, Great Britain imported 20 GWh and exported 52 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 15 Jul
Imported
20GWh
Exported
52GWh
Net out
32GWh
Average net flow
1.33GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.09GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 26.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 7.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 1.1 GWhPumped 1.6 GWh

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