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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 27 July 2024

On Saturday 27 July, demand averaged 24.3 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

24.3GW AVERAGEWind1.50 GW6%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass2.12 GW8%Solar2.98 GW12%Gas8.33 GW32%Coal0.20 GW1%Imports5.99 GW23%Nuclear4.38 GW17%24.3GW AVERAGE8%12%32%23%17%
Price
£70.24/MWh
Day average £70.24
Demand24.3GW
Generation 19.7Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables18%
Other49%
Carbon intensityModerate
153g/kWh
0Day average 153300
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Key moments

On Saturday 27 July 2024, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 28.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 153 g/kWh and the price £70.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (108 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (202 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £57.68/MWh at 14:00 to £89.41/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 42% 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 2.9811.6%Wind 1.505.8%Gas 8.3332.4%Hydro 0.190.7%Biomass 2.128.3%Nuclear 4.3817.1%Coal 0.200.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.3avgGeneration 19.7avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand28.8GW · 11:00
Low 18.4 · 05:20Avg 24.30–30 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 19.7Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports111GWh
In
143 Out
32
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 15%

Transfers · Sat 27 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 27 July 2024, Great Britain imported 143 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (78 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 27 Jul
Imported
143GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
111GWh
Average net flow
4.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.18GWExporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 11.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.25GWImporting

In 77.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.0 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

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 0.6 GWh

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