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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 20 May 2019

On Monday 20 May, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind1.93 GW6%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass2.24 GW7%Solar2.27 GW7%Gas15.95 GW51%Imports3.22 GW10%Nuclear5.64 GW18%31.0GW AVERAGE7%7%51%10%18%
Price
£45.50/MWh
Day average £45.50
Demand31.0GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables14%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
246g/kWh
0Day average 246300
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Key moments

On Monday 20 May 2019, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 246 g/kWh and the price £45.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 21:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (224 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (270 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.55/MWh at 01:00 to £62.08/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 57% 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 2.277.2%Wind 1.936.2%Gas 15.9550.8%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 2.247.1%Nuclear 5.6418.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 11:30
Low 21.4 · 04:45Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
75 Out
7
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 0%Wind 7%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 20 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 20 May 2019, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 20 May
Imported
75GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.83GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.85GWImporting

In 44.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.4 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 2.8 GWh

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