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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 24 July 2018

On Tuesday 24 July, demand averaged 31.8 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

31.8GW AVERAGEWind1.62 GW5%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass2.17 GW7%Solar2.34 GW7%Gas15.78 GW49%Imports2.96 GW9%Nuclear7.34 GW23%31.8GW AVERAGE7%49%9%23%
Price
£56.92/MWh
Day average £56.92
Demand31.8GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables13%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
260g/kWh
0Day average 260300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 24 July 2018, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 38.5 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 260 g/kWh and the price £56.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (201 g/kWh) and highest at 09:30 (283 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.90/MWh at 03:30 to £66.61/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 54% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.347.2%Wind 1.625.0%Gas 15.7848.8%Hydro 0.140.4%Biomass 2.176.7%Nuclear 7.3422.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.8avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.5GW · 12:05
Low 22.3 · 04:55Avg 31.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
67 Out
6
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 0%Wind 6%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 24 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 24 July 2018, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 24 Jul
Imported
67GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.51GW 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

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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