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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 25 June 2024

On Tuesday 25 June, demand averaged 28.7 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

28.7GW AVERAGEWind2.56 GW9%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass2.29 GW8%Solar3.58 GW12%Gas9.78 GW32%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports6.33 GW21%Nuclear5.11 GW17%28.7GW AVERAGE9%8%12%32%21%17%
Price
£80.52/MWh
Day average £80.52
Demand28.7GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 4.9
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables21%
Other46%
Carbon intensityModerate
157g/kWh
0Day average 157300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 25 June 2024, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 157 g/kWh and the price £80.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (127 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (190 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.48/MWh at 12:30 to £105.34/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 41% 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 3.5811.9%Wind 2.568.5%Gas 9.7832.5%Hydro 0.260.9%Biomass 2.297.6%Nuclear 5.1117.0%Coal 0.220.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.7avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 4.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.9GW · 12:55
Low 19.6 · 05:00Avg 28.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 4.9 GW
Net imports114GWh
In
148 Out
34
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 15%

Transfers · Tue 25 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 25 June 2024, Great Britain imported 148 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (87 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 25 Jun
Imported
148GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
114GWh
Average net flow
4.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.28GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.63GWImporting

In 87.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.28GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 1.6 GWh

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