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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 26 July 2024

On Friday 26 July, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind5.35 GW19%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass2.41 GW9%Solar3.23 GW11%Gas6.81 GW24%Coal0.20 GW1%Imports5.80 GW21%Nuclear4.17 GW15%26.8GW AVERAGE19%9%11%24%21%15%
Price
£68.80/MWh
Day average £68.80
Demand26.8GW
Generation 22.4Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables31%
Other44%
Carbon intensityLow
119g/kWh
0Day average 119300
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Key moments

On Friday 26 July 2024, gas supplied 24% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 33.3 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 119 g/kWh and the price £68.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 02:00. Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (77 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (193 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.30/MWh at 15:00 to £89.18/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 30% 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 3.2311.5%Wind 5.3519.0%Gas 6.8124.2%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 2.418.6%Nuclear 4.1714.8%Coal 0.200.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 22.4avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.3GW · 12:25
Low 19.7 · 05:00Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 22.4Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports109GWh
In
138 Out
28
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 14%

Transfers · Fri 26 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 26 July 2024, Great Britain imported 138 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (77 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 26 Jul
Imported
138GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
109GWh
Average net flow
4.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.11GWExporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.23GWImporting

In 77.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.6 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

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 1.6 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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