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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 20 July 2024

On Saturday 20 July, demand averaged 25.6 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

25.6GW AVERAGEWind4.32 GW16%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass2.32 GW9%Solar1.93 GW7%Gas6.41 GW24%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports6.91 GW26%Nuclear4.11 GW16%25.6GW AVERAGE16%9%7%24%26%16%
Price
£69.91/MWh
Day average £69.91
Demand25.6GW
Generation 19.5Transfers 6.1
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables24%
Other51%
Carbon intensityModerate
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Saturday 20 July 2024, gas supplied 24% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 29.6 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £69.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (86 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (181 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.45/MWh at 00:00 to £83.54/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 33% 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 1.937.3%Wind 4.3216.4%Gas 6.4124.3%Hydro 0.190.7%Biomass 2.328.8%Nuclear 4.1115.6%Coal 0.210.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.6avgGeneration 19.5avgTransfers 6.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.6GW · 12:35
Low 19.9 · 05:15Avg 25.60–30 GW
Made in Great Britain76%of demand
Generation 19.5Transfers 6.1 GW
Net imports147GWh
In
164 Out
17
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sat 20 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 20 July 2024, Great Britain imported 164 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (92 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 20 Jul
Imported
164GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
147GWh
Average net flow
6.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.82GWImporting

In 91.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.61GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.6 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

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 1.0 GWh

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