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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 30 June 2024

On Sunday 30 June, demand averaged 24.2 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

24.2GW AVERAGEWind4.52 GW18%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass1.94 GW8%Solar1.99 GW8%Gas4.57 GW18%Coal0.15 GW1%Imports6.78 GW27%Nuclear4.87 GW19%24.2GW AVERAGE18%8%8%18%27%19%
Price
£75.70/MWh
Day average £75.70
Demand24.2GW
Generation 18.4Transfers 5.8
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables27%
Other54%
Carbon intensityLow
99g/kWh
0Day average 99300
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Key moments

On Sunday 30 June 2024, nuclear supplied 19% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 29.1 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 99 g/kWh and the price £75.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 10:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (148 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.28/MWh at 06:30 to £99.45/MWh at 22:00. 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 1.997.9%Wind 4.5218.0%Gas 4.5718.2%Hydro 0.361.4%Biomass 1.947.7%Nuclear 4.8719.3%Coal 0.150.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.2avgGeneration 18.4avgTransfers 5.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.1GW · 17:55
Low 18.2 · 05:15Avg 24.20–30 GW
Made in Great Britain76%of demand
Generation 18.4Transfers 5.8 GW
Net imports139GWh
In
158 Out
19
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sun 30 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 30 June 2024, Great Britain imported 158 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (83 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 30 Jun
Imported
158GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
139GWh
Average net flow
5.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.44GWImporting

In 82.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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