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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 22 July 2020

On Wednesday 22 July, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind3.82 GW13%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass3.04 GW10%Solar2.34 GW8%Gas13.11 GW45%Imports1.54 GW5%Nuclear5.31 GW18%28.1GW AVERAGE13%10%8%45%18%
Price
£27.07/MWh
Day average £27.07
Demand28.1GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables22%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
212g/kWh
0Day average 212300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 22 July 2020, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 212 g/kWh and the price £27.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 14:35. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (173 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.96/MWh at 05:30 to £35.51/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 47% 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 2.347.9%Wind 3.8213.0%Gas 13.1144.5%Hydro 0.301.0%Biomass 3.0410.3%Nuclear 5.3118.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.6GW · 12:30
Low 19.8 · 05:00Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports6GWh
In
36 Out
30
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 8%

Transfers · Wed 22 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 22 July 2020, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 22 Jul
Imported
36GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
6GWh
Average net flow
0.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.10GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 28.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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