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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 23 July 2024

On Tuesday 23 July, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind2.90 GW10%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass2.31 GW8%Solar2.66 GW9%Gas9.41 GW33%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports6.62 GW23%Nuclear4.11 GW14%27.4GW AVERAGE10%8%9%33%23%14%
Price
£88.74/MWh
Day average £88.74
Demand27.4GW
Generation 21.9Transfers 5.6
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables20%
Other46%
Carbon intensityModerate
158g/kWh
0Day average 158300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 23 July 2024, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 158 g/kWh and the price £88.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (123 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (213 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £72.13/MWh at 14:00 to £106.78/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 43% 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 2.669.3%Wind 2.9010.2%Gas 9.4133.1%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 2.318.1%Nuclear 4.1114.4%Coal 0.220.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 21.9avgTransfers 5.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 12:30
Low 19.7 · 04:55Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 21.9Transfers 5.6 GW
Net imports133GWh
In
155 Out
22
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 12%

Transfers · Tue 23 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 23 July 2024, Great Britain imported 155 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (81 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 23 Jul
Imported
155GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
133GWh
Average net flow
5.53GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.36GWImporting

In 80.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.7 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

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 3.5 GWh

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