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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 1 May 2024

On Wednesday 1 May, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind4.55 GW15%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass2.97 GW10%Solar2.19 GW7%Gas7.54 GW25%Coal0.16 GW1%Imports7.11 GW24%Nuclear5.38 GW18%29.3GW AVERAGE15%10%7%25%24%18%
Price
£75.77/MWh
Day average £75.77
Demand29.3GW
Generation 23.1Transfers 6.2
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables23%
Other51%
Carbon intensityModerate
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 1 May 2024, gas supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 35.6 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £75.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (184 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £57.71/MWh at 03:30 to £106.56/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 33% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.197.2%Wind 4.5515.1%Gas 7.5425.0%Hydro 0.321.1%Biomass 2.979.8%Nuclear 5.3817.8%Coal 0.160.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 23.1avgTransfers 6.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.6GW · 12:10
Low 21.5 · 04:05Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 23.1Transfers 6.2 GW
Net imports141GWh
In
161 Out
19
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 9%

Transfers · Wed 1 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 1 May 2024, Great Britain imported 161 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 1 May
Imported
161GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
141GWh
Average net flow
5.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.17GWImporting

In 28.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.98GWImporting

In 71.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.80GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.35GWGenerating

Generated 9.9 GWhPumped 1.5 GWh

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