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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 16 July 2020

On Thursday 16 July, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind5.54 GW18%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass2.82 GW9%Solar1.76 GW6%Gas14.10 GW46%Imports0.88 GW3%Nuclear5.06 GW17%28.6GW AVERAGE18%9%46%17%
Price
£33.29/MWh
Day average £33.29
Demand28.6GW
Generation 29.6Transfers −1.0
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables25%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
209g/kWh
0Day average 209300
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Key moments

On Thursday 16 July 2020, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 209 g/kWh and the price £33.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 15:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (178 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (234 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.03/MWh at 23:30 to £43.67/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 48% 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 1.765.8%Wind 5.5418.2%Gas 14.1046.2%Hydro 0.341.1%Biomass 2.829.2%Nuclear 5.0616.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers −1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.8GW · 12:00
Low 20.3 · 03:45Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers −1.0 GW
Net exports27GWh
In
17 Out
43
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 16 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 16 July 2020, Great Britain imported 17 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (16 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 16 Jul
Imported
17GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net out
27GWh
Average net flow
1.11GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.49GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.60GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 1.2 GWh

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