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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 24 June 2024

On Monday 24 June, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind3.56 GW12%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.29 GW8%Solar2.97 GW10%Gas8.53 GW29%Imports6.91 GW23%Nuclear4.99 GW17%28.0GW AVERAGE12%8%10%29%23%17%
Price
£81.55/MWh
Day average £81.55
Demand28.0GW
Generation 22.6Transfers 5.4
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables23%
Other48%
Carbon intensityModerate
136g/kWh
0Day average 136300
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Key moments

On Monday 24 June 2024, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 136 g/kWh and the price £81.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 16:40. Solar generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (105 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (186 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.59/MWh at 16:00 to £115.13/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.9710.1%Wind 3.5612.1%Gas 8.5328.9%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 2.297.8%Nuclear 4.9916.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 22.6avgTransfers 5.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.6GW · 12:30
Low 19.0 · 05:00Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 22.6Transfers 5.4 GW
Net imports128GWh
In
161 Out
32
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 13%

Transfers · Mon 24 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 24 June 2024, Great Britain imported 161 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (93 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 24 Jun
Imported
161GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
128GWh
Average net flow
5.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.04GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.86GWImporting

In 92.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.64GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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