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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 10 May 2024

On Friday 10 May, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind1.79 GW6%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass3.07 GW11%Solar3.45 GW12%Gas9.45 GW33%Coal0.01 GW0%Imports6.10 GW21%Nuclear4.71 GW16%27.3GW AVERAGE11%12%33%21%16%
Price
£70.52/MWh
Day average £70.52
Demand27.3GW
Generation 22.7Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables19%
Other48%
Carbon intensityModerate
155g/kWh
0Day average 155300
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Key moments

On Friday 10 May 2024, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 155 g/kWh and the price £70.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (189 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £56.06/MWh at 14:30 to £88.06/MWh at 23:30. 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 3.4512.0%Wind 1.796.2%Gas 9.4532.8%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 3.0710.7%Nuclear 4.7116.4%Coal 0.010.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 22.7avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.2GW · 12:30
Low 20.2 · 05:00Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 22.7Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports110GWh
In
144 Out
33
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 15%

Transfers · Fri 10 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 10 May 2024, Great Britain imported 144 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 10 May
Imported
144GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
110GWh
Average net flow
4.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.70GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWExporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 12.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 2.0 GWh

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