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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 7 July 2024

On Sunday 7 July, demand averaged 24.6 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

24.6GW AVERAGEWind5.33 GW20%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass1.38 GW5%Solar3.00 GW12%Gas4.44 GW17%Imports6.62 GW25%Nuclear4.87 GW19%24.6GW AVERAGE20%12%17%25%19%
Price
£60.23/MWh
Day average £60.23
Demand24.6GW
Generation 19.4Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables33%
Other50%
Carbon intensityLow
82g/kWh
0Day average 82300
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Key moments

On Sunday 7 July 2024, wind supplied 20% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 30.2 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 82 g/kWh and the price £60.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (152 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £4.55/MWh at 05:30 to £92.07/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 28% 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 3.0011.6%Wind 5.3320.5%Gas 4.4417.1%Hydro 0.351.4%Biomass 1.385.3%Nuclear 4.8718.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.6avgGeneration 19.4avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.2GW · 17:20
Low 18.0 · 04:50Avg 24.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 19.4Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports131GWh
In
156 Out
25
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 28%Solar 16%

Transfers · Sun 7 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 7 July 2024, Great Britain imported 156 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (89 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 7 Jul
Imported
156GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
131GWh
Average net flow
5.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.71GWImporting

In 88.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.89GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.4 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

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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