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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 16 May 2019

On Thursday 16 May, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind6.52 GW20%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass2.23 GW7%Solar2.81 GW9%Gas10.58 GW33%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports3.36 GW10%Nuclear6.09 GW19%31.7GW AVERAGE20%9%33%10%19%
Price
£34.11/MWh
Day average £34.11
Demand31.7GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables30%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
182g/kWh
0Day average 182300
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Key moments

On Thursday 16 May 2019, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 182 g/kWh and the price £34.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 18:45. Solar generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (154 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.78/MWh at 16:00 to £43.37/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 37% 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 2.818.8%Wind 6.5220.3%Gas 10.5833.0%Hydro 0.140.4%Biomass 2.237.0%Nuclear 6.0919.0%Coal 0.341.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 12:20
Low 22.6 · 04:10Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
80 Out
8
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 0%Wind 23%Solar 10%

Transfers · Thu 16 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 16 May 2019, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 16 May
Imported
80GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 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 0.6 GWhPumped 2.1 GWh

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