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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 May 2019

On Sunday 26 May, demand averaged 26.2 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

26.2GW AVERAGEWind9.83 GW37%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass2.01 GW8%Solar1.56 GW6%Gas4.02 GW15%Imports2.92 GW11%Nuclear6.26 GW23%26.2GW AVERAGE37%8%15%11%23%
Price
£19.04/MWh
Day average £19.04
Demand26.2GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables43%
Other42%
Carbon intensityLow
105g/kWh
0Day average 105300
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 May 2019, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 31.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £19.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 14:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (75 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (139 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.66/MWh at 20:30 to £39.14/MWh at 00:00. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.565.8%Wind 9.8336.8%Gas 4.0215.0%Hydro 0.150.6%Biomass 2.017.5%Nuclear 6.2623.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.2avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.4GW · 12:30
Low 19.1 · 05:25Avg 26.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
70 Out
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Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 26 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 May 2019, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 26 May
Imported
70GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.90GW 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

Average1.18GWImporting

In 28.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.56GWPumping

Generated 0.2 GWhPumped 13.6 GWh

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