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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 25 July 2024

On Thursday 25 July, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind8.68 GW30%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass2.35 GW8%Solar1.33 GW5%Gas6.85 GW23%Coal0.16 GW1%Imports5.60 GW19%Nuclear4.10 GW14%27.9GW AVERAGE30%8%23%19%14%
Price
£73.22/MWh
Day average £73.22
Demand27.9GW
Generation 23.7Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables35%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
110g/kWh
0Day average 110300
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Key moments

On Thursday 25 July 2024, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 13:55. Carbon intensity averaged 110 g/kWh and the price £73.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 01:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (68 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (146 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.98/MWh at 07:00 to £85.05/MWh at 12:00. Wind made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.334.5%Wind 8.6829.6%Gas 6.8523.4%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 2.358.0%Nuclear 4.1014.0%Coal 0.160.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 23.7avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 13:55
Low 20.2 · 05:30Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 23.7Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports107GWh
In
133 Out
27
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 25 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 25 July 2024, Great Britain imported 133 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (79 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 25 Jul
Imported
133GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
107GWh
Average net flow
4.44GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.07GWExporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 10.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.28GWImporting

In 78.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 13.0 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

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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