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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 15 July 2021

On Thursday 15 July, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind6.52 GW21%Hydro0.11 GW0%Biomass2.01 GW7%Solar2.27 GW7%Gas10.26 GW34%Coal0.25 GW1%Imports4.18 GW14%Nuclear5.00 GW16%29.8GW AVERAGE21%7%34%14%16%
Price
£80.11/MWh
Day average £80.11
Demand29.8GW
Generation 26.4Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables29%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
163g/kWh
0Day average 163300
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Key moments

On Thursday 15 July 2021, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 163 g/kWh and the price £80.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (110 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (214 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £62.78/MWh at 02:00 to £105.85/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 39% 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 2.277.4%Wind 6.5221.3%Gas 10.2633.5%Hydro 0.110.4%Biomass 2.016.6%Nuclear 5.0016.3%Coal 0.250.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 26.4avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 12:30
Low 20.9 · 04:50Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 26.4Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
95 Out
13
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 0%Wind 25%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 15 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 15 July 2021, Great Britain imported 95 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (57 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 15 Jul
Imported
95GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.39GWImporting

In 57.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 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 5.0 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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