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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 12 May 2019

On Sunday 12 May, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind1.36 GW5%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.22 GW8%Solar2.97 GW10%Gas12.18 GW43%Imports3.27 GW11%Nuclear6.39 GW22%28.3GW AVERAGE8%10%43%11%22%
Price
£39.29/MWh
Day average £39.29
Demand28.3GW
Generation 25.3Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables16%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
221g/kWh
0Day average 221300
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Key moments

On Sunday 12 May 2019, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 33.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 221 g/kWh and the price £39.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 17:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (173 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (262 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.13/MWh at 15:30 to £50.84/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 48% 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 2.9710.4%Wind 1.364.8%Gas 12.1842.6%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.227.8%Nuclear 6.3922.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 25.3avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.0GW · 12:00
Low 21.7 · 05:20Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 25.3Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
77 Out
2
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sun 12 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 12 May 2019, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 12 May
Imported
77GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.41GWImporting

In 33.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 1.7 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 1.1 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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