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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 17 July 2024

On Wednesday 17 July, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind2.86 GW10%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.30 GW8%Solar3.23 GW11%Gas9.12 GW32%Coal0.33 GW1%Imports5.88 GW21%Nuclear4.57 GW16%27.6GW AVERAGE10%8%11%32%21%16%
Price
£79.23/MWh
Day average £79.23
Demand27.6GW
Generation 22.6Transfers 5.0
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables22%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 17 July 2024, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.3 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £79.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 10:10. Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (114 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.67/MWh at 04:30 to £101.60/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 40% 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 3.2311.3%Wind 2.8610.0%Gas 9.1232.0%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 2.308.1%Nuclear 4.5716.0%Coal 0.331.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 22.6avgTransfers 5.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.3GW · 12:05
Low 19.8 · 05:00Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 22.6Transfers 5.0 GW
Net imports120GWh
In
138 Out
17
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 14%

Transfers · Wed 17 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 17 July 2024, Great Britain imported 138 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 17 Jul
Imported
138GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
120GWh
Average net flow
5.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.67GWImporting

In 64.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.6 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

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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