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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 May 2024

On Sunday 5 May, demand averaged 25.2 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

25.2GW AVERAGEWind1.48 GW6%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass1.78 GW7%Solar2.42 GW9%Gas8.46 GW32%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports6.33 GW24%Nuclear5.37 GW20%25.2GW AVERAGE9%32%24%20%
Price
£75.38/MWh
Day average £75.38
Demand25.2GW
Generation 20.0Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables16%
Other51%
Carbon intensityModerate
162g/kWh
0Day average 162300
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Key moments

On Sunday 5 May 2024, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 162 g/kWh and the price £75.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 18:50. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (128 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (202 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.21/MWh at 08:00 to £86.44/MWh at 15:00. Gas made 42% 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 2.429.2%Wind 1.485.6%Gas 8.4632.1%Hydro 0.301.1%Biomass 1.786.7%Nuclear 5.3720.3%Coal 0.240.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.2avgGeneration 20.0avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 17:25
Low 19.3 · 05:45Avg 25.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 20.0Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports129GWh
In
150 Out
21
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 2%Wind 7%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sun 5 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 5 May 2024, Great Britain imported 150 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 5 May
Imported
150GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
129GWh
Average net flow
5.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.98GWImporting

In 71.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.49GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.12GWImporting

In 26.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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