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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 31 May 2019

On Friday 31 May, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind7.92 GW27%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.27 GW8%Solar1.72 GW6%Gas8.71 GW29%Imports3.55 GW12%Nuclear5.22 GW18%29.6GW AVERAGE27%8%29%12%18%
Price
£37.53/MWh
Day average £37.53
Demand29.6GW
Generation 26.1Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables33%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
160g/kWh
0Day average 160300
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Key moments

On Friday 31 May 2019, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 11:05. Carbon intensity averaged 160 g/kWh and the price £37.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 15:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (134 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (194 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.99/MWh at 22:30 to £48.88/MWh at 06:00. Gas made 33% 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 1.725.8%Wind 7.9226.7%Gas 8.7129.3%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 2.277.7%Nuclear 5.2217.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 11:05
Low 21.1 · 04:55Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
81 Out
3
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 31 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 31 May 2019, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 31 May
Imported
81GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.50GWImporting

In 35.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 0.5 GWh

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