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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 23 May 2019

On Thursday 23 May, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind5.64 GW18%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass2.38 GW7%Solar2.91 GW9%Gas11.70 GW36%Imports3.50 GW11%Nuclear5.91 GW18%31.3GW AVERAGE18%7%9%36%11%18%
Price
£37.31/MWh
Day average £37.31
Demand31.3GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables27%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
192g/kWh
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Key moments

On Thursday 23 May 2019, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 192 g/kWh and the price £37.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 17:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (155 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (228 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.43/MWh at 14:30 to £55.82/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 41% 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 2.919.0%Wind 5.6417.6%Gas 11.7036.4%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 2.387.4%Nuclear 5.9118.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 12:30
Low 22.1 · 04:40Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
83 Out
17
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 0%Wind 20%Solar 10%

Transfers · Thu 23 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 23 May 2019, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 23 May
Imported
83GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 16.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 0.9 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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