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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 11 May 2024

On Saturday 11 May, demand averaged 24.6 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

24.6GW AVERAGEWind4.84 GW19%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass2.14 GW8%Solar3.63 GW14%Gas4.28 GW17%Coal0.20 GW1%Imports5.52 GW22%Nuclear4.71 GW18%24.6GW AVERAGE19%8%14%17%22%18%
Price
£60.60/MWh
Day average £60.60
Demand24.6GW
Generation 20.0Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables34%
Other48%
Carbon intensityLow
95g/kWh
0Day average 95300
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Key moments

On Saturday 11 May 2024, wind supplied 19% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 29.7 GW at 11:45. Carbon intensity averaged 95 g/kWh and the price £60.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 23:15. Solar generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:30 (47 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (147 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£6.93/MWh at 15:00 to £96.34/MWh at 19:00. The price was below zero for 2 hours. Wind made 24% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.6314.2%Wind 4.8419.0%Gas 4.2816.8%Hydro 0.200.8%Biomass 2.148.4%Nuclear 4.7118.5%Coal 0.200.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.6avgGeneration 20.0avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.7GW · 11:45
Low 18.4 · 05:25Avg 24.60–30 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 20.0Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports109GWh
In
127 Out
17
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 18%

Transfers · Sat 11 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 11 May 2024, Great Britain imported 127 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (61 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 11 May
Imported
127GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
109GWh
Average net flow
4.55GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.16GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.54GWImporting

In 61.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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