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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 29 July 2024

On Monday 29 July, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind5.44 GW19%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.56 GW9%Solar3.82 GW13%Gas5.88 GW21%Imports6.02 GW21%Nuclear4.63 GW16%27.3GW AVERAGE19%9%13%21%21%16%
Price
£73.12/MWh
Day average £73.12
Demand27.3GW
Generation 22.5Transfers 4.8
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables33%
Other46%
Carbon intensityLow
98g/kWh
0Day average 98300
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Key moments

On Monday 29 July 2024, gas supplied 21% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 33.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 98 g/kWh and the price £73.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 21:10. Solar generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (57 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (152 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £60.78/MWh at 10:30 to £93.97/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 26% 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 3.8213.4%Wind 5.4419.1%Gas 5.8820.6%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 2.569.0%Nuclear 4.6316.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 22.5avgTransfers 4.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.0GW · 12:00
Low 19.2 · 04:25Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 22.5Transfers 4.8 GW
Net imports116GWh
In
142 Out
26
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 17%

Transfers · Mon 29 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 29 July 2024, Great Britain imported 142 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (78 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 29 Jul
Imported
142GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
116GWh
Average net flow
4.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.16GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.23GWImporting

In 77.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.0 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

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 2.5 GWh

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