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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 24 July 2023

On Monday 24 July, demand averaged 26.4 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

26.4GW AVERAGEWind6.39 GW23%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.28 GW5%Solar1.68 GW6%Gas10.01 GW36%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports5.07 GW18%Nuclear2.79 GW10%26.4GW AVERAGE23%36%18%10%
Price
£92.58/MWh
Day average £92.58
Demand26.4GW
Generation 22.5Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables30%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
168g/kWh
0Day average 168300
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Key moments

On Monday 24 July 2023, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 32.5 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 168 g/kWh and the price £92.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 00:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (219 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £58.44/MWh at 00:30 to £121.71/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.686.1%Wind 6.3923.2%Gas 10.0136.4%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 1.284.6%Nuclear 2.7910.1%Coal 0.080.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.4avgGeneration 22.5avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.5GW · 13:05
Low 18.4 · 05:00Avg 26.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 22.5Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
117 Out
26
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 24 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 24 July 2023, Great Britain imported 117 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 24 Jul
Imported
117GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.50GWImporting

In 59.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.05GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWGenerating

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 0.5 GWh

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