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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 29 May 2019

On Wednesday 29 May, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind4.92 GW16%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.23 GW7%Solar1.26 GW4%Gas12.85 GW41%Imports3.92 GW13%Nuclear5.82 GW19%31.1GW AVERAGE16%7%41%13%19%
Price
£37.96/MWh
Day average £37.96
Demand31.1GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables20%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
209g/kWh
0Day average 209300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 29 May 2019, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 209 g/kWh and the price £37.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (128 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (241 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.60/MWh at 04:30 to £45.69/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 47% 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 1.264.0%Wind 4.9215.8%Gas 12.8541.2%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 2.237.1%Nuclear 5.8218.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 12:15
Low 21.3 · 04:45Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
91 Out
3
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 29 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 29 May 2019, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 29 May
Imported
91GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.68GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.88GWImporting

In 45.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 0.6 GWh

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