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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 4 July 2024

On Thursday 4 July, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 65%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind16.78 GW54%Hydro0.10 GW0%Biomass1.20 GW4%Solar3.49 GW11%Gas3.16 GW10%Imports1.23 GW4%Nuclear5.19 GW17%28.2GW AVERAGE54%11%10%17%
Price
£9.89/MWh
Day average £9.89
Demand28.2GW
Generation 29.9Transfers −1.7
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables65%
Other24%
Carbon intensityLow
50g/kWh
0Day average 50300
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Key moments

On Thursday 4 July 2024, wind supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 50 g/kWh and the price £9.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.4 GW at 17:50. Solar generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (28 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (76 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£13.68/MWh at 05:00 to £36.58/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 5.5 hours. Wind made 56% 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 3.4911.2%Wind 16.7853.9%Gas 3.1610.1%Hydro 0.100.3%Biomass 1.203.8%Nuclear 5.1916.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers −1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 13:00
Low 19.8 · 04:50Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers −1.7 GW
Net exports26GWh
In
29 Out
55
Zero-carbon share85%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 0%Wind 56%Solar 12%

Transfers · Thu 4 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 4 July 2024, Great Britain imported 29 GWh and exported 55 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (10 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 4 Jul
Imported
29GWh
Exported
55GWh
Net out
26GWh
Average net flow
1.08GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.24GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.07GWExporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.61GWPumping

Generated 0.2 GWhPumped 14.8 GWh

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