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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 24 May 2021

On Monday 24 May, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind7.76 GW24%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass2.54 GW8%Solar2.14 GW7%Gas10.79 GW33%Imports3.96 GW12%Nuclear5.13 GW16%32.0GW AVERAGE24%8%33%12%16%
Price
£64.76/MWh
Day average £64.76
Demand32.0GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables31%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
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Key moments

On Monday 24 May 2021, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £64.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 01:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (95 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (189 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.71/MWh at 10:00 to £82.00/MWh at 23:30. Gas made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.146.6%Wind 7.7623.9%Gas 10.7933.2%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 2.547.8%Nuclear 5.1315.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 13:00
Low 21.8 · 04:35Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
91 Out
7
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 24 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 24 May 2021, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (65 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 24 May
Imported
91GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.51GW 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

Average2.72GWImporting

In 65.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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