All interconnectors
Tue 28 Jul- Imported
- 36GWh
- Exported
- 35GWh
- Net in
- 1GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.05GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 July 2020
On Tuesday 28 July, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.
Price
£23.96/MWh
Day average £23.96
Demand28.0GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables48%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
136g/kWh
0Day average 136300
Key moments
On Tuesday 28 July 2020, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 34.3 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 136 g/kWh and the price £23.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.5 GW at 13:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (113 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (171 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.51/MWh at 00:30 to £42.03/MWh at 21:00. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.297.8%Wind 11.4838.9%Gas 7.5325.5%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 1.244.2%Nuclear 4.9916.9%
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£36.72
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Demand 22.7Generation 22.6Transfers 0.1
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Demand 28.0avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 0.2avg
Peak demand34.3GW · 12:05
Low 19.9 · 04:25Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports1GWh
In36
Out35
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 8%
Transfers · Tue 28 Jul
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 28 July 2020, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (31 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.52GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 14.4 GWhOut 1.9 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.29GWExporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.4 GWhOut 31.2 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.25GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 6.5 GWhOut 0.4 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.56GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 14.8 GWhOut 1.2 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.16GWGenerating
-2
-1
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2
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Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 1.9 GWh
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