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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 19 July 2024

On Friday 19 July, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind7.94 GW27%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass2.34 GW8%Solar3.77 GW13%Gas5.88 GW20%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports5.26 GW18%Nuclear4.29 GW14%28.3GW AVERAGE27%8%13%20%18%14%
Price
£67.70/MWh
Day average £67.70
Demand28.3GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables40%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
105g/kWh
0Day average 105300
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Key moments

On Friday 19 July 2024, wind supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 35.5 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £67.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 18:40. Solar generation peaked at 11.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (48 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (164 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.22/MWh at 13:30 to £89.80/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 32% 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 3.7712.6%Wind 7.9426.6%Gas 5.8819.7%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 2.347.8%Nuclear 4.2914.4%Coal 0.210.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.5GW · 12:40
Low 20.4 · 04:50Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports92GWh
In
124 Out
31
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 15%

Transfers · Fri 19 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 19 July 2024, Great Britain imported 124 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 19 Jul
Imported
124GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
92GWh
Average net flow
3.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.06GWExporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.96GWImporting

In 71.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.1 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

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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