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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 6 July 2024

On Saturday 6 July, demand averaged 24.9 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

24.9GW AVERAGEWind7.78 GW30%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.46 GW6%Solar2.61 GW10%Gas2.65 GW10%Imports6.45 GW25%Nuclear4.90 GW19%24.9GW AVERAGE30%10%10%25%19%
Price
£65.32/MWh
Day average £65.32
Demand24.9GW
Generation 19.7Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables41%
Other49%
Carbon intensityLow
55g/kWh
0Day average 55300
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Key moments

On Saturday 6 July 2024, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 30.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity averaged 55 g/kWh and the price £65.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.2 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (34 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (81 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.67/MWh at 23:30 to £85.47/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 40% 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 2.6110.0%Wind 7.7829.8%Gas 2.6510.1%Hydro 0.291.1%Biomass 1.465.6%Nuclear 4.9018.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.9avgGeneration 19.7avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.4GW · 13:30
Low 19.5 · 04:25Avg 24.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 19.7Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports129GWh
In
152 Out
23
Zero-carbon share79%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sat 6 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 6 July 2024, Great Britain imported 152 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (93 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 6 Jul
Imported
152GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
129GWh
Average net flow
5.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.88GWImporting

In 93.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.24GWImporting

In 29.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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