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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 23 July 2020

On Thursday 23 July, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind4.76 GW16%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass2.82 GW9%Solar1.82 GW6%Gas13.72 GW45%Imports1.44 GW5%Nuclear5.30 GW18%28.0GW AVERAGE16%9%45%18%
Price
£29.59/MWh
Day average £29.59
Demand28.0GW
Generation 28.7Transfers −0.7
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables23%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
214g/kWh
0Day average 214300
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Key moments

On Thursday 23 July 2020, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 33.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 214 g/kWh and the price £29.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 15:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (193 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (253 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.97/MWh at 10:30 to £39.50/MWh at 22:00. Gas made 48% 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 1.826.0%Wind 4.7615.8%Gas 13.7245.5%Hydro 0.301.0%Biomass 2.829.3%Nuclear 5.3017.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers −0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.8GW · 12:30
Low 19.9 · 04:00Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers −0.7 GW
Net exports19GWh
In
31 Out
50
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 23 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 23 July 2020, Great Britain imported 31 GWh and exported 50 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (38 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 23 Jul
Imported
31GWh
Exported
50GWh
Net out
19GWh
Average net flow
0.79GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.57GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 37.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 1.5 GWh

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