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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 3 May 2024

On Friday 3 May, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind7.44 GW24%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.56 GW8%Solar1.13 GW4%Gas6.83 GW22%Coal0.23 GW1%Imports6.70 GW22%Nuclear5.37 GW18%29.2GW AVERAGE24%8%22%22%18%
Price
£72.72/MWh
Day average £72.72
Demand29.2GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 5.3
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables29%
Other48%
Carbon intensityModerate
115g/kWh
0Day average 115300
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Key moments

On Friday 3 May 2024, wind supplied 24% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 35.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 115 g/kWh and the price £72.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 11:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (69 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (152 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.26/MWh at 04:30 to £100.24/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 31% 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 1.133.7%Wind 7.4424.4%Gas 6.8322.4%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 2.568.4%Nuclear 5.3717.6%Coal 0.230.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 5.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.5GW · 11:30
Low 21.1 · 04:45Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 5.3 GW
Net imports130GWh
In
156 Out
26
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 3 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 3 May 2024, Great Britain imported 156 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 3 May
Imported
156GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
130GWh
Average net flow
5.40GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.24GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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