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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 6 May 2024

On Monday 6 May, demand averaged 26.1 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

26.1GW AVERAGEWind1.99 GW7%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass2.63 GW10%Solar2.11 GW8%Gas9.26 GW34%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports5.69 GW21%Nuclear5.36 GW19%26.1GW AVERAGE7%10%8%34%21%19%
Price
£76.86/MWh
Day average £76.86
Demand26.1GW
Generation 21.8Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables16%
Other50%
Carbon intensityModerate
161g/kWh
0Day average 161300
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Key moments

On Monday 6 May 2024, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 30.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 161 g/kWh and the price £76.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 18:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (130 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (194 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £61.18/MWh at 11:30 to £101.36/MWh at 19:00. 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 2.117.7%Wind 1.997.3%Gas 9.2633.7%Hydro 0.261.0%Biomass 2.639.6%Nuclear 5.3619.5%Coal 0.190.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.1avgGeneration 21.8avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.7GW · 12:00
Low 18.7 · 05:05Avg 26.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 21.8Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports103GWh
In
133 Out
30
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 10%

Transfers · Mon 6 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 6 May 2024, Great Britain imported 133 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 6 May
Imported
133GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
103GWh
Average net flow
4.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.11GWExporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.98GWImporting

In 71.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.58GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWExporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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