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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 3 May 2019

On Friday 3 May, demand averaged 32.6 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

32.6GW AVERAGEWind4.46 GW14%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass2.25 GW7%Solar1.18 GW4%Gas14.78 GW45%Imports3.64 GW11%Nuclear6.40 GW19%32.6GW AVERAGE14%45%11%19%
Price
£46.93/MWh
Day average £46.93
Demand32.6GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables18%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
223g/kWh
0Day average 223300
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Key moments

On Friday 3 May 2019, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 38.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 223 g/kWh and the price £46.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (265 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.81/MWh at 02:00 to £68.89/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 51% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.183.6%Wind 4.4613.6%Gas 14.7844.9%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 2.256.8%Nuclear 6.4019.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.6avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.6GW · 12:30
Low 23.4 · 04:15Avg 32.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
83 Out
1
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 3 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 3 May 2019, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 3 May
Imported
83GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.42GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.44GWImporting

In 34.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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