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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 May 2019

On Wednesday 8 May, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind9.04 GW27%Hydro0.17 GW0%Biomass1.27 GW4%Solar1.03 GW3%Gas13.02 GW38%Imports3.11 GW9%Nuclear6.40 GW19%33.8GW AVERAGE27%38%9%19%
Price
£47.29/MWh
Day average £47.29
Demand33.8GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables30%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
189g/kWh
0Day average 189300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 8 May 2019, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 189 g/kWh and the price £47.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 10:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (154 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (211 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.70/MWh at 23:30 to £58.19/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 42% 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 1.033.0%Wind 9.0426.6%Gas 13.0238.3%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 1.273.7%Nuclear 6.4018.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 17:20
Low 23.2 · 03:55Avg 33.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
72 Out
2
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 8 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 8 May 2019, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 8 May
Imported
72GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.90GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.23GWImporting

In 29.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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