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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 15 July 2024

On Monday 15 July, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind1.90 GW7%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.30 GW8%Solar1.74 GW6%Gas10.34 GW36%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports7.20 GW25%Nuclear4.58 GW16%27.4GW AVERAGE8%36%25%16%
Price
£78.37/MWh
Day average £78.37
Demand27.4GW
Generation 21.4Transfers 6.0
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables14%
Other49%
Carbon intensityModerate
165g/kWh
0Day average 165300
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Key moments

On Monday 15 July 2024, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.0 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 165 g/kWh and the price £78.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (205 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.30/MWh at 00:30 to £104.87/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 48% 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 1.746.1%Wind 1.906.7%Gas 10.3436.2%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 2.308.0%Nuclear 4.5816.0%Coal 0.240.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 21.4avgTransfers 6.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.0GW · 16:50
Low 19.1 · 05:00Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain78%of demand
Generation 21.4Transfers 6.0 GW
Net imports137GWh
In
165 Out
28
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 15 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 15 July 2024, Great Britain imported 165 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (95 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 15 Jul
Imported
165GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
137GWh
Average net flow
5.72GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.95GWImporting

In 94.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.1 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

Average0.29GWGenerating

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 0.7 GWh

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