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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 17 July 2020

On Friday 17 July, demand averaged 28.4 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

28.4GW AVERAGEWind5.66 GW19%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass2.83 GW9%Solar2.38 GW8%Gas13.01 GW43%Imports0.78 GW3%Nuclear5.06 GW17%28.4GW AVERAGE19%9%8%43%17%
Price
£24.14/MWh
Day average £24.14
Demand28.4GW
Generation 29.3Transfers −0.9
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables28%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
198g/kWh
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Key moments

On Friday 17 July 2020, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 198 g/kWh and the price £24.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 18:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (154 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (230 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.80/MWh at 00:00 to £33.70/MWh at 23:30. Gas made 44% 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 2.387.9%Wind 5.6618.8%Gas 13.0143.2%Hydro 0.401.3%Biomass 2.839.4%Nuclear 5.0616.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.4avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers −0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.9GW · 12:15
Low 20.1 · 04:55Avg 28.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers −0.9 GW
Net exports19GWh
In
18 Out
37
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 17 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 17 July 2020, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (16 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 17 Jul
Imported
18GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net out
19GWh
Average net flow
0.78GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.62GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 15.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 14.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 0.4 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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