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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 14 July 2024

On Sunday 14 July, demand averaged 24.5 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

24.5GW AVERAGEWind5.73 GW22%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.85 GW7%Solar2.49 GW10%Gas4.33 GW17%Imports6.69 GW26%Nuclear4.58 GW18%24.5GW AVERAGE22%7%10%17%26%18%
Price
£58.61/MWh
Day average £58.61
Demand24.5GW
Generation 19.2Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables33%
Other51%
Carbon intensityLow
83g/kWh
0Day average 83300
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Key moments

On Sunday 14 July 2024, wind supplied 22% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 30.4 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 83 g/kWh and the price £58.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 05:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 09:30 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (145 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.48/MWh at 06:00 to £80.55/MWh at 14:30. Wind made 30% 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 2.499.6%Wind 5.7322.1%Gas 4.3316.7%Hydro 0.251.0%Biomass 1.857.1%Nuclear 4.5817.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.5avgGeneration 19.2avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.4GW · 16:55
Low 17.8 · 05:40Avg 24.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 19.2Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports136GWh
In
159 Out
23
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sun 14 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 14 July 2024, Great Britain imported 159 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (89 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 14 Jul
Imported
159GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
136GWh
Average net flow
5.68GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.70GWImporting

In 88.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.3 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

Average0.45GWPumping

Generated 1.6 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh

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