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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 25 July 2020

On Saturday 25 July, demand averaged 25.4 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

25.4GW AVERAGEWind7.74 GW30%Hydro0.43 GW2%Biomass1.08 GW4%Solar1.25 GW5%Gas7.22 GW28%Imports3.04 GW12%Nuclear5.09 GW20%25.4GW AVERAGE30%28%12%20%
Price
£31.60/MWh
Day average £31.60
Demand25.4GW
Generation 22.8Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables36%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
143g/kWh
0Day average 143300
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Key moments

On Saturday 25 July 2020, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 30.9 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 143 g/kWh and the price £31.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 09:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (106 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £11.39/MWh at 07:00 to £41.64/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.254.8%Wind 7.7430.0%Gas 7.2227.9%Hydro 0.431.7%Biomass 1.084.2%Nuclear 5.0919.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.4avgGeneration 22.8avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.9GW · 12:35
Low 19.2 · 05:25Avg 25.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 22.8Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
69 Out
4
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 25 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 25 July 2020, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 25 Jul
Imported
69GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.68GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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