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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 26 May 2021

On Wednesday 26 May, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind4.97 GW15%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.40 GW7%Solar1.98 GW6%Gas13.74 GW42%Coal0.05 GW0%Imports3.86 GW12%Nuclear5.27 GW16%31.6GW AVERAGE15%7%42%12%16%
Price
£82.33/MWh
Day average £82.33
Demand31.6GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables22%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 26 May 2021, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 38.0 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £82.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 10:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (162 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (214 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £56.34/MWh at 06:30 to £103.25/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 48% 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 1.986.1%Wind 4.9715.3%Gas 13.7442.2%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 2.407.4%Nuclear 5.2716.2%Coal 0.050.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.0GW · 12:45
Low 22.6 · 04:45Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
89 Out
19
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 7%

Transfers · Wed 26 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 26 May 2021, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (69 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 26 May
Imported
89GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.94GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.86GWImporting

In 68.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.8 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

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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