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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 18 July 2024

On Thursday 18 July, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind6.03 GW20%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.37 GW8%Solar3.48 GW12%Gas7.43 GW25%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports5.25 GW18%Nuclear4.59 GW16%28.1GW AVERAGE20%8%12%25%18%16%
Price
£69.82/MWh
Day average £69.82
Demand28.1GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables33%
Other41%
Carbon intensityLow
120g/kWh
0Day average 120300
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Key moments

On Thursday 18 July 2024, gas supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 120 g/kWh and the price £69.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 14:00. Solar generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (204 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £52.89/MWh at 03:30 to £106.60/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 31% 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 3.4811.8%Wind 6.0320.4%Gas 7.4325.1%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 2.378.0%Nuclear 4.5915.5%Coal 0.110.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 12:45
Low 20.1 · 05:00Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
121 Out
26
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 14%

Transfers · Thu 18 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 18 July 2024, Great Britain imported 121 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 18 Jul
Imported
121GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
3.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.26GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.82GWImporting

In 67.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.65GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 15.9 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

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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