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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 8 July 2024

On Monday 8 July, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind1.79 GW6%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass1.63 GW6%Solar2.50 GW9%Gas10.95 GW38%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports6.59 GW23%Nuclear4.53 GW16%27.3GW AVERAGE9%38%23%16%
Price
£75.30/MWh
Day average £75.30
Demand27.3GW
Generation 22.1Transfers 5.3
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables16%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
170g/kWh
0Day average 170300
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Key moments

On Monday 8 July 2024, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 170 g/kWh and the price £75.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (230 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £58.39/MWh at 04:30 to £99.37/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.508.7%Wind 1.796.3%Gas 10.9538.2%Hydro 0.401.4%Biomass 1.635.7%Nuclear 4.5315.8%Coal 0.260.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 22.1avgTransfers 5.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 12:30
Low 18.5 · 04:45Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 22.1Transfers 5.3 GW
Net imports121GWh
In
152 Out
31
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 8%Solar 11%

Transfers · Mon 8 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 8 July 2024, Great Britain imported 152 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (91 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 8 Jul
Imported
152GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
121GWh
Average net flow
5.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.77GWImporting

In 90.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.6 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

Average0.25GWGenerating

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 0.3 GWh

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