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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 20 July 2020

On Monday 20 July, demand averaged 22.9 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

22.9GW AVERAGEWind3.67 GW15%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass3.07 GW13%Solar2.70 GW11%Gas6.62 GW28%Imports2.58 GW11%Nuclear5.10 GW21%22.9GW AVERAGE15%13%11%28%11%21%
Price
£25.44/MWh
Day average £25.44
Demand22.9GW
Generation 21.4Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables28%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
205g/kWh
0Day average 205300
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Key moments

On Monday 20 July 2020, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 27.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity averaged 205 g/kWh and the price £25.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 16:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (159 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (257 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.15/MWh at 00:30 to £26.59/MWh at 00:00. 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 2.7011.3%Wind 3.6715.3%Gas 6.6227.6%Hydro 0.220.9%Biomass 3.0712.8%Nuclear 5.1021.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 22.9avgGeneration 21.4avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand27.8GW · 13:30
Low 19.9 · 23:00Avg 22.90–30 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 21.4Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
62 Out
18
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 13%

Transfers · Mon 20 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 20 July 2020, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 20 Jul
Imported
62GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.83GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.56GWImporting

In 37.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.28GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 0.0 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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