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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 5 July 2021

On Monday 5 July, demand averaged 29.4 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

29.4GW AVERAGEWind5.31 GW18%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass2.29 GW8%Solar2.07 GW7%Gas10.74 GW36%Coal0.54 GW2%Imports4.39 GW15%Nuclear4.71 GW16%29.4GW AVERAGE18%8%36%15%16%
Price
£86.62/MWh
Day average £86.62
Demand29.4GW
Generation 25.8Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables25%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
178g/kWh
0Day average 178300
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Key moments

On Monday 5 July 2021, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 178 g/kWh and the price £86.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 01:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (121 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (238 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £62.00/MWh at 03:00 to £133.91/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 42% 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 2.076.8%Wind 5.3117.6%Gas 10.7435.6%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 2.297.6%Nuclear 4.7115.6%Coal 0.541.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.4avgGeneration 25.8avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 13:00
Low 20.1 · 03:55Avg 29.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 25.8Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
100 Out
15
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 5 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 5 July 2021, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 5 Jul
Imported
100GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.57GWImporting

In 61.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.64GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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