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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 24 July 2024

On Wednesday 24 July, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind4.85 GW17%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.33 GW8%Solar2.23 GW8%Gas9.47 GW32%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports5.79 GW20%Nuclear4.11 GW14%27.8GW AVERAGE17%8%8%32%20%14%
Price
£76.07/MWh
Day average £76.07
Demand27.8GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables25%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
154g/kWh
0Day average 154300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 24 July 2024, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 33.5 GW at 15:25. Carbon intensity averaged 154 g/kWh and the price £76.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 18:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (79 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (201 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £61.13/MWh at 17:30 to £102.79/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 40% 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 2.237.7%Wind 4.8516.6%Gas 9.4732.5%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.338.0%Nuclear 4.1114.1%Coal 0.210.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.5GW · 15:25
Low 20.4 · 05:25Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports111GWh
In
136 Out
25
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 10%

Transfers · Wed 24 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 24 July 2024, Great Britain imported 136 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 24 Jul
Imported
136GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
111GWh
Average net flow
4.64GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.83GWImporting

In 68.4 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.80GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.2 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

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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