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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 2 July 2024

On Tuesday 2 July, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind7.16 GW25%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass2.14 GW7%Solar2.28 GW8%Gas5.98 GW21%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports5.86 GW20%Nuclear5.21 GW18%27.7GW AVERAGE25%7%8%21%20%18%
Price
£75.39/MWh
Day average £75.39
Demand27.7GW
Generation 23.2Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables33%
Other45%
Carbon intensityLow
104g/kWh
0Day average 104300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 2 July 2024, wind supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 104 g/kWh and the price £75.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 02:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (54 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (161 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.49/MWh at 04:30 to £102.89/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 31% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.287.8%Wind 7.1624.6%Gas 5.9820.5%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 2.147.4%Nuclear 5.2117.9%Coal 0.220.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 23.2avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 16:55
Low 19.6 · 04:50Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 23.2Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports105GWh
In
132 Out
27
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 10%

Transfers · Tue 2 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 2 July 2024, Great Britain imported 132 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 2 Jul
Imported
132GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
105GWh
Average net flow
4.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.50GWImporting

In 60.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh

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