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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 9 July 2024

On Tuesday 9 July, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind9.55 GW33%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.55 GW5%Solar1.18 GW4%Gas5.34 GW18%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports6.50 GW22%Nuclear4.58 GW16%28.3GW AVERAGE33%18%22%16%
Price
£77.72/MWh
Day average £77.72
Demand28.3GW
Generation 22.7Transfers 5.7
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables38%
Other43%
Carbon intensityLow
88g/kWh
0Day average 88300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 9 July 2024, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 15:55. Carbon intensity averaged 88 g/kWh and the price £77.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.9 GW at 10:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (57 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (151 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.38/MWh at 05:30 to £93.03/MWh at 20:30. Wind made 42% 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 1.184.0%Wind 9.5532.7%Gas 5.3418.3%Hydro 0.371.3%Biomass 1.555.3%Nuclear 4.5815.7%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 22.7avgTransfers 5.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 15:55
Low 20.1 · 03:55Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 22.7Transfers 5.7 GW
Net imports135GWh
In
152 Out
18
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 42%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 9 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 9 July 2024, Great Britain imported 152 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (83 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 9 Jul
Imported
152GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
135GWh
Average net flow
5.61GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.46GWImporting

In 83.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.2 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

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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