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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 24 July 2016

On Sunday 24 July, demand averaged 26.4 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

26.4GW AVERAGEWind1.36 GW5%Hydro0.31 GW1%Solar1.36 GW5%Gas12.22 GW46%Coal0.56 GW2%Imports3.35 GW13%Nuclear7.63 GW28%26.4GW AVERAGE46%13%28%
Price
—/MWh
Demand26.4GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables11%
Other41%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 24 July 2016, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 31.4 GW at 12:05. Wind generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 13:00. Gas made 52% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.365.1%Wind 1.365.1%Gas 12.2245.6%Hydro 0.311.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6328.5%Coal 0.562.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.4avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.4GW · 12:05
Low 19.1 · 05:25Avg 26.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
74 Out
0
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 33%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 24 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 24 July 2016, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 24 Jul
Imported
74GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.83GWImporting

In 44.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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