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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 10 July 2024

On Wednesday 10 July, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind9.77 GW33%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass1.53 GW5%Solar2.22 GW8%Gas5.32 GW18%Imports5.70 GW19%Nuclear4.59 GW16%28.1GW AVERAGE33%8%18%19%16%
Price
£72.88/MWh
Day average £72.88
Demand28.1GW
Generation 23.7Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables42%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
86g/kWh
0Day average 86300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 10 July 2024, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 86 g/kWh and the price £72.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 13:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (44 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (165 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.70/MWh at 03:00 to £93.90/MWh at 19:30. 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 2.227.6%Wind 9.7733.2%Gas 5.3218.1%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 1.535.2%Nuclear 4.5915.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 23.7avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.6GW · 12:45
Low 20.6 · 04:20Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 23.7Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports111GWh
In
135 Out
24
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 9%

Transfers · Wed 10 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 10 July 2024, Great Britain imported 135 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 10 Jul
Imported
135GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
111GWh
Average net flow
4.64GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.64GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.4 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

Average0.34GWPumping

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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