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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 14 July 2021

On Wednesday 14 July, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind6.64 GW22%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass2.02 GW7%Solar2.64 GW9%Gas9.65 GW31%Coal0.35 GW1%Imports4.29 GW14%Nuclear5.06 GW16%30.0GW AVERAGE22%9%31%14%16%
Price
£87.22/MWh
Day average £87.22
Demand30.0GW
Generation 26.5Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables31%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
161g/kWh
0Day average 161300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 14 July 2021, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 161 g/kWh and the price £87.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (125 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (184 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.59/MWh at 15:00 to £111.96/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 36% 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 2.648.6%Wind 6.6421.6%Gas 9.6531.4%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 2.026.6%Nuclear 5.0616.5%Coal 0.351.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 26.5avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 13:00
Low 20.6 · 04:35Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 26.5Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
101 Out
13
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 0%Wind 25%Solar 10%

Transfers · Wed 14 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 14 July 2021, Great Britain imported 101 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (61 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 14 Jul
Imported
101GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.68GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.53GWImporting

In 60.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh

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