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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 24 July 2020

On Friday 24 July, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind3.30 GW12%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.10 GW7%Solar1.82 GW6%Gas13.48 GW48%Imports1.94 GW7%Nuclear5.18 GW18%27.4GW AVERAGE12%7%48%18%
Price
£33.73/MWh
Day average £33.73
Demand27.4GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables19%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
222g/kWh
0Day average 222300
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Key moments

On Friday 24 July 2020, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 33.6 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 222 g/kWh and the price £33.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 22:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (134 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (252 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.91/MWh at 02:30 to £45.68/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 51% 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 1.826.4%Wind 3.3011.7%Gas 13.4847.8%Hydro 0.381.3%Biomass 2.107.4%Nuclear 5.1818.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.6GW · 12:40
Low 19.7 · 04:55Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports24GWh
In
42 Out
18
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 24 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 24 July 2020, Great Britain imported 42 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 24 Jul
Imported
42GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
24GWh
Average net flow
0.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.49GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 16.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 0.8 GWh

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