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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 14 May 2019

On Tuesday 14 May, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind2.32 GW7%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.19 GW7%Solar3.20 GW10%Gas15.15 GW48%Imports2.21 GW7%Nuclear6.27 GW20%31.4GW AVERAGE7%10%48%7%20%
Price
£35.92/MWh
Day average £35.92
Demand31.4GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables18%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
224g/kWh
0Day average 224300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 14 May 2019, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 224 g/kWh and the price £35.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 16:50. Solar generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (179 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (272 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.53/MWh at 04:30 to £52.50/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 52% 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 3.2010.2%Wind 2.327.4%Gas 15.1548.1%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 2.196.9%Nuclear 6.2719.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 12:00
Low 22.6 · 04:30Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
51 Out
1
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 11%

Transfers · Tue 14 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 14 May 2019, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 14 May
Imported
51GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.11GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.09GWImporting

In 26.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 2.7 GWh

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