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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 11 July 2024

On Thursday 11 July, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind4.41 GW15%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.64 GW6%Solar2.20 GW8%Gas10.26 GW35%Imports5.55 GW19%Nuclear4.59 GW16%27.6GW AVERAGE15%8%35%19%16%
Price
£77.40/MWh
Day average £77.40
Demand27.6GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables24%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
149g/kWh
0Day average 149300
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Key moments

On Thursday 11 July 2024, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.2 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 149 g/kWh and the price £77.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (208 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £62.13/MWh at 00:00 to £103.04/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 44% 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 2.207.6%Wind 4.4115.2%Gas 10.2635.4%Hydro 0.331.1%Biomass 1.645.6%Nuclear 4.5915.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.2GW · 12:35
Low 20.3 · 04:00Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
128 Out
31
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 11 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 11 July 2024, Great Britain imported 128 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (73 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 11 Jul
Imported
128GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
4.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.17GWExporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.06GWImporting

In 73.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.63GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.0 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

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 2.5 GWh

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