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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 9 July 2021

On Friday 9 July, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind0.79 GW3%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.12 GW7%Solar2.02 GW7%Gas15.09 GW50%Coal0.62 GW2%Imports4.55 GW15%Nuclear4.69 GW16%29.1GW AVERAGE7%50%15%16%
Price
£98.99/MWh
Day average £98.99
Demand29.1GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables10%
Other38%
Carbon intensityHigh
247g/kWh
0Day average 247300
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Key moments

On Friday 9 July 2021, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 35.2 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 247 g/kWh and the price £98.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (231 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (272 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £78.47/MWh at 05:00 to £116.99/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 59% 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 2.026.7%Wind 0.792.6%Gas 15.0950.2%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 2.127.1%Nuclear 4.6915.6%Coal 0.622.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.2GW · 12:15
Low 21.0 · 03:55Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
104 Out
17
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 3%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 9 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 9 July 2021, Great Britain imported 104 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 9 Jul
Imported
104GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.58GWImporting

In 61.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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