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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 10 May 2019

On Friday 10 May, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind1.13 GW3%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass1.86 GW6%Solar2.08 GW6%Gas18.36 GW55%Imports3.51 GW10%Nuclear6.40 GW19%33.0GW AVERAGE55%10%19%
Price
£47.81/MWh
Day average £47.81
Demand33.0GW
Generation 30.1Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables10%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
267g/kWh
0Day average 267300
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Key moments

On Friday 10 May 2019, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 39.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 267 g/kWh and the price £47.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (241 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (292 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 08:00 to £60.38/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 61% 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 2.086.2%Wind 1.133.4%Gas 18.3654.7%Hydro 0.240.7%Biomass 1.865.5%Nuclear 6.4019.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.7GW · 12:00
Low 24.6 · 04:10Avg 33.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
81 Out
6
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 10 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 10 May 2019, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 10 May
Imported
81GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.47GWImporting

In 35.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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