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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 5 July 2024

On Friday 5 July, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind9.96 GW34%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass1.72 GW6%Solar2.33 GW8%Gas5.00 GW17%Imports4.90 GW17%Nuclear4.97 GW17%27.4GW AVERAGE34%8%17%17%17%
Price
£50.87/MWh
Day average £50.87
Demand27.4GW
Generation 24.2Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables43%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
81g/kWh
0Day average 81300
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Key moments

On Friday 5 July 2024, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 33.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 81 g/kWh and the price £50.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.1 GW at 01:10. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (51 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (143 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£10.98/MWh at 00:30 to £99.43/MWh at 19:00. The price was below zero for 4.5 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 2.338.0%Wind 9.9634.2%Gas 5.0017.2%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 1.725.9%Nuclear 4.9717.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 24.2avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.5GW · 11:30
Low 19.9 · 04:45Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 24.2Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
105 Out
39
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 10%

Transfers · Fri 5 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 5 July 2024, Great Britain imported 105 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 5 Jul
Imported
105GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.77GWImporting

In 47.4 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.04GWImporting

In 25.8 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.46GWGenerating

Generated 12.3 GWhPumped 1.4 GWh

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