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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 May 2024

On Thursday 9 May, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind3.06 GW10%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass3.11 GW11%Solar3.68 GW12%Gas8.33 GW28%Imports6.42 GW22%Nuclear4.68 GW16%27.9GW AVERAGE10%11%12%28%22%16%
Price
£69.49/MWh
Day average £69.49
Demand27.9GW
Generation 23.1Transfers 4.8
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables23%
Other48%
Carbon intensityModerate
140g/kWh
0Day average 140300
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 May 2024, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 140 g/kWh and the price £69.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 02:00. Solar generation peaked at 11.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (95 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (209 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.42/MWh at 10:30 to £96.15/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 36% 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 3.6812.5%Wind 3.0610.4%Gas 8.3328.3%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 3.1110.6%Nuclear 4.6815.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 23.1avgTransfers 4.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 12:00
Low 20.6 · 04:30Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 23.1Transfers 4.8 GW
Net imports115GWh
In
150 Out
35
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 16%

Transfers · Thu 9 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 May 2024, Great Britain imported 150 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 May
Imported
150GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
115GWh
Average net flow
4.80GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 10.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 2.8 GWh

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