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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 May 2019

On Monday 13 May, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind2.27 GW7%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass2.23 GW7%Solar3.20 GW10%Gas14.47 GW46%Imports2.88 GW9%Nuclear6.37 GW20%31.5GW AVERAGE7%7%10%46%9%20%
Price
£40.49/MWh
Day average £40.49
Demand31.5GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables18%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
221g/kWh
0Day average 221300
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Key moments

On Monday 13 May 2019, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 221 g/kWh and the price £40.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 16:40. Solar generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (171 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.02/MWh at 11:30 to £65.30/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 50% 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 3.2010.1%Wind 2.277.2%Gas 14.4745.8%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 2.237.1%Nuclear 6.3720.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 12:00
Low 22.4 · 03:55Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
67 Out
0
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 11%

Transfers · Mon 13 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 May 2019, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 May
Imported
67GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.47GWImporting

In 35.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 4.0 GWh

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