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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 3 July 2021

On Saturday 3 July, demand averaged 26.7 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

26.7GW AVERAGEWind4.00 GW15%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass2.04 GW7%Solar1.40 GW5%Gas10.23 GW37%Coal0.48 GW2%Imports4.33 GW16%Nuclear4.71 GW17%26.7GW AVERAGE15%7%37%16%17%
Price
£91.23/MWh
Day average £91.23
Demand26.7GW
Generation 23.0Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables20%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
190g/kWh
0Day average 190300
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Key moments

On Saturday 3 July 2021, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 32.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 190 g/kWh and the price £91.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:30 (162 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.08/MWh at 16:00 to £113.83/MWh at 11:00. Gas made 44% 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 1.405.1%Wind 4.0014.6%Gas 10.2337.4%Hydro 0.130.5%Biomass 2.047.5%Nuclear 4.7117.3%Coal 0.481.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.7avgGeneration 23.0avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.3GW · 17:25
Low 19.3 · 04:50Avg 26.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 23.0Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports93GWh
In
102 Out
9
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sat 3 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 3 July 2021, Great Britain imported 102 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (63 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 3 Jul
Imported
102GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
93GWh
Average net flow
3.87GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.64GWImporting

In 63.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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