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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 21 July 2024

On Sunday 21 July, demand averaged 24.5 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

24.5GW AVERAGEWind4.78 GW19%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.81 GW7%Solar2.84 GW11%Gas4.88 GW19%Coal0.20 GW1%Imports6.90 GW27%Nuclear4.11 GW16%24.5GW AVERAGE19%7%11%19%27%16%
Price
£69.13/MWh
Day average £69.13
Demand24.5GW
Generation 18.8Transfers 5.6
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables30%
Other50%
Carbon intensityLow
105g/kWh
0Day average 105300
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Key moments

On Sunday 21 July 2024, gas supplied 19% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 28.8 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £69.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 01:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (179 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.50/MWh at 11:00 to £101.32/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 26% 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 2.8411.0%Wind 4.7818.6%Gas 4.8819.0%Hydro 0.210.8%Biomass 1.817.0%Nuclear 4.1116.0%Coal 0.200.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.5avgGeneration 18.8avgTransfers 5.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand28.8GW · 17:55
Low 18.0 · 05:25Avg 24.50–30 GW
Made in Great Britain77%of demand
Generation 18.8Transfers 5.6 GW
Net imports139GWh
In
161 Out
22
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 15%

Transfers · Sun 21 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 21 July 2024, Great Britain imported 161 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (95 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 21 Jul
Imported
161GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
139GWh
Average net flow
5.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.25GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.95GWImporting

In 94.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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