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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 19 July 2020

On Sunday 19 July, demand averaged 24.9 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

24.9GW AVERAGEWind4.99 GW20%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass2.76 GW11%Solar2.32 GW9%Gas6.80 GW27%Imports2.93 GW12%Nuclear5.09 GW20%24.9GW AVERAGE20%11%9%27%12%20%
Price
£26.44/MWh
Day average £26.44
Demand24.9GW
Generation 22.3Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables30%
Other43%
Carbon intensityLow
148g/kWh
0Day average 148300
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Key moments

On Sunday 19 July 2020, gas supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 30.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 148 g/kWh and the price £26.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (113 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (198 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £8.88/MWh at 07:00 to £39.95/MWh at 21:30. Gas made 31% 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 2.329.2%Wind 4.9919.8%Gas 6.8027.0%Hydro 0.321.3%Biomass 2.7610.9%Nuclear 5.0920.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.9avgGeneration 22.3avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.2GW · 12:30
Low 18.1 · 05:15Avg 24.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 22.3Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
69 Out
5
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 19 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 19 July 2020, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 19 Jul
Imported
69GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.67GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.53GWImporting

In 36.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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