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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 30 July 2020

On Thursday 30 July, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind4.01 GW14%Hydro0.48 GW2%Biomass2.13 GW7%Solar2.65 GW9%Gas13.09 GW44%Imports1.86 GW6%Nuclear5.29 GW18%28.2GW AVERAGE14%7%9%44%18%
Price
£36.54/MWh
Day average £36.54
Demand28.2GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables24%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
208g/kWh
0Day average 208300
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Key moments

On Thursday 30 July 2020, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £36.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (158 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (249 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.35/MWh at 00:30 to £56.61/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 47% 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 2.659.0%Wind 4.0113.6%Gas 13.0944.4%Hydro 0.481.6%Biomass 2.137.2%Nuclear 5.2917.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 12:30
Low 20.0 · 03:25Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports15GWh
In
40 Out
25
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 10%

Transfers · Thu 30 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 30 July 2020, Great Britain imported 40 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 30 Jul
Imported
40GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
15GWh
Average net flow
0.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.99GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 24.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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