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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 May 2024

On Wednesday 8 May, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind3.34 GW11%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass3.15 GW10%Solar3.18 GW10%Gas9.76 GW32%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports5.28 GW17%Nuclear5.33 GW18%28.2GW AVERAGE11%10%10%32%17%18%
Price
£70.87/MWh
Day average £70.87
Demand28.2GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables22%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
150g/kWh
0Day average 150300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 8 May 2024, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 33.9 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 150 g/kWh and the price £70.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (88 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (202 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.69/MWh at 14:30 to £85.11/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 39% 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 3.1810.5%Wind 3.3411.0%Gas 9.7632.2%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 3.1510.4%Nuclear 5.3317.6%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.9GW · 10:00
Low 20.7 · 04:15Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
126 Out
47
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 13%

Transfers · Wed 8 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 8 May 2024, Great Britain imported 126 GWh and exported 47 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 8 May
Imported
126GWh
Exported
47GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.24GWExporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.52GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 14.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.29GWImporting

In 31.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 1.1 GWhPumped 2.8 GWh

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