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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 July 2016

On Thursday 7 July, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind2.78 GW9%Hydro0.28 GW1%Solar1.58 GW5%Gas14.23 GW46%Coal1.46 GW5%Imports2.57 GW8%Nuclear7.77 GW25%30.2GW AVERAGE9%46%8%25%
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.2GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables15%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 July 2016, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 16:55. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 12:30. Gas made 51% 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 1.585.2%Wind 2.789.1%Gas 14.2346.4%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7725.3%Coal 1.464.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 16:55
Low 19.5 · 04:40Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
54 Out
2
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 7 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 July 2016, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 Jul
Imported
54GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.13GW 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

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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