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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 May 2019

On Sunday 5 May, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind5.59 GW19%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass1.57 GW5%Solar1.84 GW6%Gas10.37 GW36%Imports3.08 GW11%Nuclear6.42 GW22%28.9GW AVERAGE19%36%11%22%
Price
£42.35/MWh
Day average £42.35
Demand28.9GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables26%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
182g/kWh
0Day average 182300
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Key moments

On Sunday 5 May 2019, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 10:55. Carbon intensity averaged 182 g/kWh and the price £42.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 12:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (156 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.46/MWh at 01:00 to £48.97/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 40% 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 1.846.3%Wind 5.5919.2%Gas 10.3735.7%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 1.575.4%Nuclear 6.4222.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 10:55
Low 22.1 · 05:40Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
72 Out
0
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 5 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 5 May 2019, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 5 May
Imported
72GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 3.5 GWh

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