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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 18 May 2019

On Saturday 18 May, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind1.59 GW6%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass2.29 GW8%Solar1.30 GW5%Gas12.97 GW46%Imports4.22 GW15%Nuclear5.73 GW20%28.2GW AVERAGE8%46%15%20%
Price
£43.06/MWh
Day average £43.06
Demand28.2GW
Generation 24.0Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables11%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
238g/kWh
0Day average 238300
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Key moments

On Saturday 18 May 2019, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 32.9 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 238 g/kWh and the price £43.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (277 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.00/MWh at 00:30 to £64.18/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 54% 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 1.304.6%Wind 1.595.6%Gas 12.9745.9%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 2.298.1%Nuclear 5.7320.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 24.0avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.9GW · 12:35
Low 21.5 · 04:55Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 24.0Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
97 Out
0
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 18 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 18 May 2019, Great Britain imported 97 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 18 May
Imported
97GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.03GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.84GWImporting

In 44.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 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 2.3 GWh

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