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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 27 July 2020

On Monday 27 July, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind10.53 GW36%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass1.68 GW6%Solar1.07 GW4%Gas8.46 GW29%Imports1.79 GW6%Nuclear5.05 GW17%27.9GW AVERAGE36%29%17%
Price
£25.12/MWh
Day average £25.12
Demand27.9GW
Generation 27.1Transfers 0.8
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables41%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
148g/kWh
0Day average 148300
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Key moments

On Monday 27 July 2020, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 34.5 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 148 g/kWh and the price £25.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 17:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 16:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (121 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (181 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.46/MWh at 23:30 to £42.08/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 39% 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 1.073.7%Wind 10.5336.4%Gas 8.4629.3%Hydro 0.311.1%Biomass 1.685.8%Nuclear 5.0517.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 27.1avgTransfers 0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.5GW · 16:55
Low 18.9 · 02:55Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 27.1Transfers 0.8 GW
Net imports23GWh
In
42 Out
18
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 39%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 27 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 27 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 (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 27 Jul
Imported
42GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
23GWh
Average net flow
0.96GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.34GWExporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 16.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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