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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 19 May 2019

On Sunday 19 May, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind1.10 GW4%Hydro0.14 GW1%Biomass2.27 GW8%Solar1.77 GW6%Gas12.73 GW46%Imports4.00 GW14%Nuclear5.76 GW21%27.6GW AVERAGE8%46%14%21%
Price
£41.46/MWh
Day average £41.46
Demand27.6GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables11%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
239g/kWh
0Day average 239300
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Key moments

On Sunday 19 May 2019, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 32.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 239 g/kWh and the price £41.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (215 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.67/MWh at 04:30 to £52.50/MWh at 19:30. 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 1.776.4%Wind 1.104.0%Gas 12.7345.8%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 2.278.2%Nuclear 5.7620.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.7GW · 17:25
Low 20.3 · 05:25Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports92GWh
In
94 Out
1
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 19 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 19 May 2019, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 19 May
Imported
94GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
92GWh
Average net flow
3.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.84GWImporting

In 44.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 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 3.9 GWh

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