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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 29 June 2024

On Saturday 29 June, demand averaged 24.8 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

24.8GW AVERAGEWind4.37 GW17%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.57 GW6%Solar3.24 GW12%Gas4.40 GW17%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports7.22 GW28%Nuclear4.93 GW19%24.8GW AVERAGE17%12%17%28%19%
Price
£70.00/MWh
Day average £70.00
Demand24.8GW
Generation 18.9Transfers 5.9
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables30%
Other52%
Carbon intensityLow
93g/kWh
0Day average 93300
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Key moments

On Saturday 29 June 2024, nuclear supplied 19% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 29.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 93 g/kWh and the price £70.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (45 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (147 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.05/MWh at 14:30 to £109.50/MWh at 19:30. Nuclear made 26% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 16% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.2412.4%Wind 4.3716.7%Gas 4.4016.8%Hydro 0.230.9%Biomass 1.576.0%Nuclear 4.9318.8%Coal 0.190.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.8avgGeneration 18.9avgTransfers 5.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.2GW · 11:00
Low 18.6 · 04:50Avg 24.80–30 GW
Made in Great Britain76%of demand
Generation 18.9Transfers 5.9 GW
Net imports138GWh
In
167 Out
29
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 17%

Transfers · Sat 29 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 29 June 2024, Great Britain imported 167 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (89 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 29 Jun
Imported
167GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
138GWh
Average net flow
5.74GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.70GWImporting

In 88.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.12GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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