Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 18 July 2020

On Saturday 18 July, demand averaged 25.6 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

25.6GW AVERAGEWind5.83 GW23%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.53 GW10%Solar1.74 GW7%Gas7.45 GW29%Imports2.78 GW11%Nuclear5.04 GW20%25.6GW AVERAGE23%10%29%11%20%
Price
£29.11/MWh
Day average £29.11
Demand25.6GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables31%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
158g/kWh
0Day average 158300
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Key moments

On Saturday 18 July 2020, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 30.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 158 g/kWh and the price £29.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 13:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (131 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (205 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.37/MWh at 12:00 to £38.02/MWh at 22:00. Gas made 33% 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 1.746.8%Wind 5.8322.7%Gas 7.4529.0%Hydro 0.291.1%Biomass 2.539.9%Nuclear 5.0419.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.6avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.5GW · 13:00
Low 19.0 · 05:25Avg 25.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
66 Out
1
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sat 18 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 18 July 2020, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 18 Jul
Imported
66GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.72GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 1.0 GWhPumped 1.8 GWh

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