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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 28 July 2024

On Sunday 28 July, demand averaged 23.9 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

23.9GW AVERAGEWind2.24 GW9%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.58 GW10%Solar3.69 GW15%Gas5.16 GW21%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports6.27 GW25%Nuclear4.54 GW18%23.9GW AVERAGE9%10%15%21%25%18%
Price
£74.32/MWh
Day average £74.32
Demand23.9GW
Generation 18.5Transfers 5.4
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables25%
Other54%
Carbon intensityModerate
107g/kWh
0Day average 107300
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Key moments

On Sunday 28 July 2024, gas supplied 21% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 28.5 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 107 g/kWh and the price £74.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 22:05. Solar generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (68 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (147 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £57.48/MWh at 23:00 to £96.16/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 28% 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 3.6914.9%Wind 2.249.0%Gas 5.1620.8%Hydro 0.180.7%Biomass 2.5810.4%Nuclear 4.5418.4%Coal 0.080.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 23.9avgGeneration 18.5avgTransfers 5.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand28.5GW · 17:55
Low 17.6 · 05:40Avg 23.90–30 GW
Made in Great Britain77%of demand
Generation 18.5Transfers 5.4 GW
Net imports129GWh
In
148 Out
20
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 20%

Transfers · Sun 28 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 28 July 2024, Great Britain imported 148 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 28 Jul
Imported
148GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
129GWh
Average net flow
5.36GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.95GWImporting

In 70.8 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

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 0.8 GWh

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