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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 12 July 2024

On Friday 12 July, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind6.02 GW21%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.02 GW7%Solar2.01 GW7%Gas7.56 GW27%Imports5.86 GW21%Nuclear4.58 GW16%27.3GW AVERAGE21%7%7%27%21%16%
Price
£68.84/MWh
Day average £68.84
Demand27.3GW
Generation 22.5Transfers 4.8
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables29%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
119g/kWh
0Day average 119300
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Key moments

On Friday 12 July 2024, gas supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 33.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 119 g/kWh and the price £68.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 20:20. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (74 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (153 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £56.74/MWh at 15:00 to £82.37/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 34% 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 2.017.1%Wind 6.0221.2%Gas 7.5626.7%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 2.027.1%Nuclear 4.5816.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 22.5avgTransfers 4.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.0GW · 12:00
Low 20.2 · 05:00Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 22.5Transfers 4.8 GW
Net imports117GWh
In
139 Out
23
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 9%

Transfers · Fri 12 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 12 July 2024, Great Britain imported 139 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 12 Jul
Imported
139GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
117GWh
Average net flow
4.86GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.94GWImporting

In 70.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.6 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

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh

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