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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 13 July 2024

On Saturday 13 July, demand averaged 24.8 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

24.8GW AVERAGEWind6.25 GW24%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.73 GW7%Solar2.14 GW8%Gas4.61 GW18%Imports6.36 GW25%Nuclear4.57 GW18%24.8GW AVERAGE24%8%18%25%18%
Price
£63.04/MWh
Day average £63.04
Demand24.8GW
Generation 19.6Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables33%
Other49%
Carbon intensityLow
85g/kWh
0Day average 85300
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Key moments

On Saturday 13 July 2024, wind supplied 24% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 29.4 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 85 g/kWh and the price £63.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 04:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (122 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.76/MWh at 06:00 to £88.31/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 32% 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 2.148.3%Wind 6.2524.1%Gas 4.6117.8%Hydro 0.271.0%Biomass 1.736.7%Nuclear 4.5717.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.8avgGeneration 19.6avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.4GW · 12:35
Low 19.0 · 05:55Avg 24.80–30 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 19.6Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports126GWh
In
149 Out
23
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 13 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 13 July 2024, Great Britain imported 149 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (77 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 13 Jul
Imported
149GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
126GWh
Average net flow
5.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.20GWImporting

In 76.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.6 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

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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