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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 24 May 2018

On Thursday 24 May, demand averaged 31.8 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

31.8GW AVERAGEWind3.34 GW10%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass2.28 GW7%Solar1.84 GW6%Gas14.86 GW46%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports3.37 GW10%Nuclear6.18 GW19%31.8GW AVERAGE10%7%46%10%19%
Price
£60.73/MWh
Day average £60.73
Demand31.8GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables17%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
255g/kWh
0Day average 255300
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Key moments

On Thursday 24 May 2018, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 38.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 255 g/kWh and the price £60.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (214 g/kWh) and highest at 11:00 (277 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.58/MWh at 03:00 to £89.58/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 52% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.845.7%Wind 3.3410.4%Gas 14.8646.1%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 2.287.1%Nuclear 6.1819.2%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.8avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.4GW · 11:30
Low 21.7 · 03:40Avg 31.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
74 Out
2
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 24 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 24 May 2018, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 24 May
Imported
74GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.87GWImporting

In 45.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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