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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 16 July 2024

On Tuesday 16 July, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind5.15 GW18%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass2.13 GW7%Solar1.94 GW7%Gas7.83 GW27%Coal0.29 GW1%Imports6.54 GW23%Nuclear4.59 GW16%27.6GW AVERAGE18%7%27%23%16%
Price
£83.78/MWh
Day average £83.78
Demand27.6GW
Generation 22.2Transfers 5.4
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables26%
Other46%
Carbon intensityModerate
133g/kWh
0Day average 133300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 16 July 2024, gas supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 133 g/kWh and the price £83.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 17:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (71 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (187 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.51/MWh at 04:30 to £108.19/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 35% 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 1.946.7%Wind 5.1517.9%Gas 7.8327.2%Hydro 0.281.0%Biomass 2.137.4%Nuclear 4.5916.0%Coal 0.291.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 22.2avgTransfers 5.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 12:30
Low 20.7 · 05:25Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 22.2Transfers 5.4 GW
Net imports130GWh
In
152 Out
23
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 9%

Transfers · Tue 16 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 16 July 2024, Great Britain imported 152 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 16 Jul
Imported
152GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
130GWh
Average net flow
5.40GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.34GWImporting

In 80.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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