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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 July 2021

On Monday 26 July, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind1.42 GW5%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass2.69 GW9%Solar2.41 GW8%Gas13.83 GW47%Coal0.83 GW3%Imports4.71 GW16%Nuclear3.70 GW12%28.8GW AVERAGE9%8%47%16%12%
Price
£99.49/MWh
Day average £99.49
Demand28.8GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables13%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
243g/kWh
0Day average 243300
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Key moments

On Monday 26 July 2021, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 35.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity averaged 243 g/kWh and the price £99.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 22:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (218 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (266 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £71.65/MWh at 06:30 to £135.23/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 55% 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 2.418.1%Wind 1.424.8%Gas 13.8346.5%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 2.699.1%Nuclear 3.7012.4%Coal 0.832.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.0GW · 13:30
Low 19.8 · 03:55Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
107 Out
17
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 10%

Transfers · Mon 26 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 26 July 2021, Great Britain imported 107 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 26 Jul
Imported
107GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.74GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.66GWImporting

In 64.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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