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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 22 July 2024

On Monday 22 July, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind5.24 GW19%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.18 GW8%Solar2.30 GW8%Gas7.19 GW25%Coal0.30 GW1%Imports6.76 GW24%Nuclear4.12 GW15%27.3GW AVERAGE19%8%8%25%24%15%
Price
£80.89/MWh
Day average £80.89
Demand27.3GW
Generation 21.5Transfers 5.7
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables27%
Other46%
Carbon intensityModerate
128g/kWh
0Day average 128300
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Key moments

On Monday 22 July 2024, gas supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 34.3 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 128 g/kWh and the price £80.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 12:15. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (180 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £58.95/MWh at 05:30 to £113.52/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 2.308.1%Wind 5.2418.5%Gas 7.1925.4%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 2.187.7%Nuclear 4.1214.5%Coal 0.301.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 21.5avgTransfers 5.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.3GW · 12:50
Low 19.5 · 03:55Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 21.5Transfers 5.7 GW
Net imports133GWh
In
156 Out
23
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 11%

Transfers · Mon 22 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 22 July 2024, Great Britain imported 156 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (90 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 22 Jul
Imported
156GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
133GWh
Average net flow
5.55GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.75GWImporting

In 90.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.5 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

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 1.5 GWh

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