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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 July 2020

On Sunday 26 July, demand averaged 24.7 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

24.7GW AVERAGEWind8.41 GW33%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass1.16 GW5%Solar2.11 GW8%Gas5.98 GW24%Imports2.32 GW9%Nuclear5.05 GW20%24.7GW AVERAGE33%8%24%9%20%
Price
£26.63/MWh
Day average £26.63
Demand24.7GW
Generation 23.0Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables43%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
123g/kWh
0Day average 123300
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 July 2020, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 30.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 123 g/kWh and the price £26.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 11:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:30 (90 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (148 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.38/MWh at 02:30 to £38.26/MWh at 00:00. Wind made 37% 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 2.118.3%Wind 8.4133.2%Gas 5.9823.6%Hydro 0.281.1%Biomass 1.164.6%Nuclear 5.0520.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.7avgGeneration 23.0avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.4GW · 12:00
Low 17.7 · 05:40Avg 24.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 23.0Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
54 Out
5
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 26 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 July 2020, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 26 Jul
Imported
54GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.29GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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