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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 24 May 2019

On Friday 24 May, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind4.95 GW16%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass2.39 GW8%Solar2.44 GW8%Gas11.89 GW38%Imports3.48 GW11%Nuclear6.08 GW19%30.5GW AVERAGE16%8%8%38%11%19%
Price
£36.11/MWh
Day average £36.11
Demand30.5GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables24%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
195g/kWh
0Day average 195300
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Key moments

On Friday 24 May 2019, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 195 g/kWh and the price £36.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 01:45. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (139 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (252 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.03/MWh at 07:00 to £50.02/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 43% 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 2.447.8%Wind 4.9515.8%Gas 11.8937.9%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 2.397.6%Nuclear 6.0819.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 12:15
Low 20.9 · 03:25Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
81 Out
19
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 0%Wind 18%Solar 9%

Transfers · Fri 24 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 24 May 2019, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 24 May
Imported
81GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.61GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.85GWImporting

In 44.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 2.3 GWh

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