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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 May 2019

On Thursday 9 May, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

33.5GW AVERAGEWind4.80 GW14%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.43 GW4%Solar1.19 GW4%Gas17.15 GW51%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports2.56 GW8%Nuclear6.40 GW19%33.5GW AVERAGE14%51%8%19%
Price
£57.42/MWh
Day average £57.42
Demand33.5GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables18%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
240g/kWh
0Day average 240300
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 May 2019, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 240 g/kWh and the price £57.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (153 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (297 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.09/MWh at 00:30 to £97.45/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 55% 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 1.193.5%Wind 4.8014.2%Gas 17.1550.6%Hydro 0.270.8%Biomass 1.434.2%Nuclear 6.4018.9%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.5avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 12:05
Low 24.6 · 04:20Avg 33.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
56 Out
7
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 9 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 May 2019, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 May
Imported
56GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.03GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.10GWImporting

In 26.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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