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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 May 2019

On Tuesday 7 May, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind1.59 GW5%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.36 GW4%Solar1.89 GW6%Gas18.55 GW56%Imports2.99 GW9%Nuclear6.41 GW19%32.8GW AVERAGE56%9%19%
Price
£47.48/MWh
Day average £47.48
Demand32.8GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables11%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
266g/kWh
0Day average 266300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 May 2019, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 39.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 266 g/kWh and the price £47.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (192 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (302 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.83/MWh at 00:30 to £72.37/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 62% 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 1.895.7%Wind 1.594.8%Gas 18.5556.2%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 1.364.1%Nuclear 6.4119.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.0GW · 12:30
Low 23.1 · 04:25Avg 32.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
68 Out
1
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 7 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 May 2019, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 May
Imported
68GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.27GWImporting

In 30.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.66GWImporting

In 15.8 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 4.1 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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