All interconnectors
Mon 27 May- Imported
- 63GWh
- Exported
- 6GWh
- Net in
- 56GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.35GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 27 May 2019
On Monday 27 May, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.
Price
£40.15/MWh
Day average £40.15
Demand26.9GW
Generation 24.4Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables29%
Other41%
Carbon intensityLow
159g/kWh
0Day average 159300
Key moments
On Monday 27 May 2019, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 32.4 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 159 g/kWh and the price £40.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £1.03/MWh at 00:00 to £57.60/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 33% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.977.2%Wind 5.7821.2%Gas 8.0829.6%Hydro 0.190.7%Biomass 2.147.8%Nuclear 6.2622.9%
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£43.87
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201 g
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Demand 23.4Generation 19.6Transfers 3.8
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Demand 26.9avgGeneration 24.4avgTransfers 2.5avg
Peak demand32.4GW · 17:55
Low 19.4 · 04:50Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.4Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports56GWh
In63
Out6
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 8%
Transfers · Mon 27 May
Interconnectors and storage
On Monday 27 May 2019, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (4 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.45GWImporting
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 10.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.16GWImporting
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 29.9 GWhOut 2.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.40GWImporting
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 9.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.34GWImporting
-1
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1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 12.5 GWhOut 4.5 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.16GWGenerating
-1
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Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 2.3 GWh
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