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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 17 May 2019

On Friday 17 May, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind5.26 GW17%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass2.32 GW7%Solar1.09 GW3%Gas13.01 GW41%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports3.73 GW12%Nuclear5.86 GW19%31.3GW AVERAGE17%7%41%12%19%
Price
£40.24/MWh
Day average £40.24
Demand31.3GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables21%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
210g/kWh
0Day average 210300
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Key moments

On Friday 17 May 2019, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 210 g/kWh and the price £40.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (148 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (245 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.03/MWh at 07:00 to £54.82/MWh at 11:00. Gas made 47% 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 1.093.4%Wind 5.2616.6%Gas 13.0141.1%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 2.327.3%Nuclear 5.8618.5%Coal 0.210.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 13:00
Low 22.1 · 04:45Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
85 Out
5
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 17 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 17 May 2019, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 17 May
Imported
85GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.84GWImporting

In 44.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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