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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 4 July 2016

On Monday 4 July, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind1.66 GW5%Hydro0.26 GW1%Solar1.60 GW5%Gas14.95 GW49%Coal1.80 GW6%Imports2.38 GW8%Nuclear7.87 GW26%30.0GW AVERAGE49%8%26%
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.0GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables12%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 4 July 2016, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 12:30. Wind generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 22:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 11:00. Gas made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.605.2%Wind 1.665.4%Gas 14.9549.0%Hydro 0.260.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8725.8%Coal 1.805.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 12:30
Low 19.1 · 04:40Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
50 Out
2
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 4 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 4 July 2016, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 4 Jul
Imported
50GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.26GWImporting

In 30.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 10.6 GWh

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