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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 May 2024

On Tuesday 7 May, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind2.24 GW8%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.79 GW9%Solar2.66 GW9%Gas10.38 GW35%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports5.90 GW20%Nuclear5.35 GW18%28.2GW AVERAGE8%9%9%35%20%18%
Price
£73.25/MWh
Day average £73.25
Demand28.2GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables17%
Other47%
Carbon intensityModerate
167g/kWh
0Day average 167300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 May 2024, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 33.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 167 g/kWh and the price £73.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 19:25. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (129 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (212 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £61.15/MWh at 10:00 to £100.21/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 44% 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 2.668.9%Wind 2.247.5%Gas 10.3834.9%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 2.799.4%Nuclear 5.3518.0%Coal 0.220.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.9GW · 13:00
Low 19.9 · 04:05Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports106GWh
In
139 Out
33
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 11%

Transfers · Tue 7 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 May 2024, Great Britain imported 139 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 May
Imported
139GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
106GWh
Average net flow
4.42GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.10GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.96GWImporting

In 71.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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