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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 8 July 2021

On Thursday 8 July, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind2.01 GW7%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass2.07 GW7%Solar2.20 GW7%Gas14.18 GW46%Coal0.35 GW1%Imports4.99 GW16%Nuclear4.71 GW15%29.6GW AVERAGE7%46%16%15%
Price
£97.67/MWh
Day average £97.67
Demand29.6GW
Generation 25.7Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables14%
Other38%
Carbon intensityHigh
221g/kWh
0Day average 221300
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Key moments

On Thursday 8 July 2021, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity averaged 221 g/kWh and the price £97.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (185 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.28/MWh at 06:30 to £127.86/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 55% 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 2.207.2%Wind 2.016.6%Gas 14.1846.3%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 2.076.8%Nuclear 4.7115.4%Coal 0.351.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 25.7avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 13:30
Low 20.7 · 04:40Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 25.7Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports93GWh
In
111 Out
18
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 8 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 8 July 2021, Great Britain imported 111 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 8 Jul
Imported
111GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
93GWh
Average net flow
3.87GW 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

Average2.79GWImporting

In 66.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 8.6 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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