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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 16 July 2021

On Friday 16 July, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind4.40 GW15%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass2.22 GW7%Solar3.18 GW11%Gas10.26 GW34%Coal0.49 GW2%Imports4.39 GW15%Nuclear4.88 GW16%29.3GW AVERAGE15%7%11%34%15%16%
Price
£94.88/MWh
Day average £94.88
Demand29.3GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables26%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
181g/kWh
0Day average 181300
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Key moments

On Friday 16 July 2021, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 181 g/kWh and the price £94.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 14:45. Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (140 g/kWh) and highest at 22:30 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.82/MWh at 13:30 to £124.07/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 40% 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 3.1810.6%Wind 4.4014.7%Gas 10.2634.3%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 2.227.4%Nuclear 4.8816.3%Coal 0.491.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 12:30
Low 20.8 · 04:45Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
101 Out
13
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 0%Wind 17%Solar 12%

Transfers · Fri 16 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 16 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

Fri 16 Jul
Imported
101GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.65GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.56GWImporting

In 61.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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