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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 12 July 2021

On Monday 12 July, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind1.10 GW4%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.30 GW8%Solar1.50 GW5%Gas14.27 GW48%Coal0.84 GW3%Imports4.62 GW16%Nuclear4.77 GW16%28.9GW AVERAGE8%48%16%16%
Price
£95.56/MWh
Day average £95.56
Demand28.9GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables9%
Other40%
Carbon intensityHigh
248g/kWh
0Day average 248300
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Key moments

On Monday 12 July 2021, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 248 g/kWh and the price £95.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 15:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (226 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (269 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.65/MWh at 23:30 to £119.47/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 57% 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 1.505.1%Wind 1.103.7%Gas 14.2748.2%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.307.8%Nuclear 4.7716.1%Coal 0.842.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 16:55
Low 19.9 · 04:55Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
106 Out
9
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 12 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 12 July 2021, Great Britain imported 106 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 12 Jul
Imported
106GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.59GWImporting

In 62.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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