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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 1 July 2021

On Thursday 1 July, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind2.65 GW9%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass2.13 GW7%Solar2.62 GW9%Gas12.97 GW42%Coal0.52 GW2%Imports4.87 GW16%Nuclear4.70 GW15%29.8GW AVERAGE9%9%42%16%15%
Price
£91.59/MWh
Day average £91.59
Demand29.8GW
Generation 25.7Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables18%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
211g/kWh
0Day average 211300
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Key moments

On Thursday 1 July 2021, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 211 g/kWh and the price £91.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (178 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (266 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.06/MWh at 15:30 to £110.52/MWh at 00:00. Gas made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.628.6%Wind 2.658.7%Gas 12.9742.4%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 2.137.0%Nuclear 4.7015.4%Coal 0.521.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 25.7avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 12:30
Low 20.7 · 04:45Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 25.7Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports99GWh
In
114 Out
15
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 10%

Transfers · Thu 1 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 1 July 2021, Great Britain imported 114 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (65 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 1 Jul
Imported
114GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
99GWh
Average net flow
4.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.70GWImporting

In 64.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.61GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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