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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 May 2024

On Thursday 2 May, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind10.27 GW33%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.32 GW7%Solar1.93 GW6%Gas3.80 GW12%Coal0.16 GW1%Imports6.98 GW22%Nuclear5.37 GW17%29.5GW AVERAGE33%7%12%22%17%
Price
£63.75/MWh
Day average £63.75
Demand29.5GW
Generation 24.1Transfers 5.4
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables40%
Other47%
Carbon intensityLow
73g/kWh
0Day average 73300
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Key moments

On Thursday 2 May 2024, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 73 g/kWh and the price £63.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 17:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (50 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (117 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.26/MWh at 03:30 to £85.98/MWh at 10:00. Wind made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.936.2%Wind 10.2733.0%Gas 3.8012.2%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 2.327.5%Nuclear 5.3717.3%Coal 0.160.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers 5.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 12:00
Low 20.6 · 04:40Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers 5.4 GW
Net imports138GWh
In
166 Out
28
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 43%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 2 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 2 May 2024, Great Britain imported 166 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 2 May
Imported
166GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
138GWh
Average net flow
5.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.98GWImporting

In 71.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.18GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.36GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 10.6 GWh

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