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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 May 2019

On Tuesday 28 May, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind2.98 GW10%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass2.31 GW8%Solar2.03 GW7%Gas13.63 GW44%Imports3.41 GW11%Nuclear6.25 GW20%30.2GW AVERAGE10%8%44%11%20%
Price
£36.41/MWh
Day average £36.41
Demand30.2GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables17%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 28 May 2019, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £36.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (178 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (273 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.04/MWh at 04:30 to £43.07/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 50% 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 2.036.6%Wind 2.989.7%Gas 13.6344.3%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 2.317.5%Nuclear 6.2520.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 17:25
Low 20.7 · 04:45Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
80 Out
14
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 28 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 28 May 2019, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 28 May
Imported
80GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 1.9 GWh

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