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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 2 July 2021

On Friday 2 July, demand averaged 29.0 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

29.0GW AVERAGEWind1.05 GW4%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass2.15 GW7%Solar2.38 GW8%Gas13.32 GW45%Coal0.93 GW3%Imports5.08 GW17%Nuclear4.70 GW16%29.0GW AVERAGE7%8%45%17%16%
Price
£97.84/MWh
Day average £97.84
Demand29.0GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables12%
Other40%
Carbon intensityHigh
237g/kWh
0Day average 237300
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Key moments

On Friday 2 July 2021, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 35.5 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 237 g/kWh and the price £97.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (210 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (255 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £76.12/MWh at 01:30 to £141.24/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 54% 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 2.388.0%Wind 1.053.5%Gas 13.3244.7%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 2.157.2%Nuclear 4.7015.8%Coal 0.933.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.0avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.5GW · 12:05
Low 20.6 · 04:45Avg 29.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports105GWh
In
117 Out
12
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 10%

Transfers · Fri 2 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 2 July 2021, Great Britain imported 117 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (69 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 2 Jul
Imported
117GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
105GWh
Average net flow
4.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.89GWImporting

In 69.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 11.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.16GWImporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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