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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 30 July 2024

On Tuesday 30 July, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind3.84 GW13%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.57 GW9%Solar3.65 GW13%Gas8.31 GW28%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports5.83 GW20%Nuclear4.65 GW16%27.6GW AVERAGE13%9%13%28%20%16%
Price
£77.18/MWh
Day average £77.18
Demand27.6GW
Generation 23.3Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables26%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
136g/kWh
0Day average 136300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 30 July 2024, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 34.3 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 136 g/kWh and the price £77.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (79 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (208 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £57.57/MWh at 15:00 to £107.50/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 36% 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 3.6512.5%Wind 3.8413.2%Gas 8.3128.5%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 2.578.8%Nuclear 4.6515.9%Coal 0.110.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 23.3avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.3GW · 12:40
Low 19.7 · 04:45Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 23.3Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports103GWh
In
137 Out
34
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 16%

Transfers · Tue 30 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 30 July 2024, Great Britain imported 137 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (75 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 30 Jul
Imported
137GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
103GWh
Average net flow
4.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.06GWExporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.11GWImporting

In 74.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.3 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

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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