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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 30 May 2019

On Thursday 30 May, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind9.26 GW30%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass2.09 GW7%Solar1.93 GW6%Gas7.78 GW25%Imports3.78 GW12%Nuclear5.65 GW18%30.4GW AVERAGE30%25%12%18%
Price
£30.50/MWh
Day average £30.50
Demand30.4GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables37%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
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Key moments

On Thursday 30 May 2019, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £30.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 08:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.88/MWh at 06:00 to £45.96/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.936.3%Wind 9.2630.1%Gas 7.7825.3%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 2.096.8%Nuclear 5.6518.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 11:30
Low 21.1 · 04:35Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports86GWh
In
87 Out
0
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 30 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 30 May 2019, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 30 May
Imported
87GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
86GWh
Average net flow
3.60GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.45GWImporting

In 34.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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