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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 3 July 2024

On Wednesday 3 July, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind9.89 GW34%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.10 GW7%Solar1.79 GW6%Gas4.68 GW16%Coal0.32 GW1%Imports4.85 GW17%Nuclear5.26 GW18%28.0GW AVERAGE34%7%16%17%18%
Price
£70.57/MWh
Day average £70.57
Demand28.0GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables41%
Other42%
Carbon intensityLow
90g/kWh
0Day average 90300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 3 July 2024, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 90 g/kWh and the price £70.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.8 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (54 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (141 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£5.52/MWh at 23:30 to £105.65/MWh at 07:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 41% 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 1.796.2%Wind 9.8934.0%Gas 4.6816.1%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 2.107.2%Nuclear 5.2618.1%Coal 0.321.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 12:00
Low 20.3 · 04:50Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
113 Out
19
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 7%

Transfers · Wed 3 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 3 July 2024, Great Britain imported 113 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 3 Jul
Imported
113GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 9.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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