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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 12 May 2024

On Sunday 12 May, demand averaged 24.8 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

24.8GW AVERAGEWind8.54 GW32%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass1.29 GW5%Solar3.39 GW13%Gas3.97 GW15%Coal0.02 GW0%Imports4.75 GW18%Nuclear4.71 GW18%24.8GW AVERAGE32%13%15%18%18%
Price
£25.39/MWh
Day average £25.39
Demand24.8GW
Generation 22.0Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables45%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
76g/kWh
0Day average 76300
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Key moments

On Sunday 12 May 2024, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 76 g/kWh and the price £25.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 16:50. Solar generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (35 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (127 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£31.93/MWh at 12:30 to £83.90/MWh at 21:00. The price was below zero for 5.5 hours. Wind made 39% 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 3.3912.6%Wind 8.5431.9%Gas 3.9714.8%Hydro 0.130.5%Biomass 1.294.8%Nuclear 4.7117.6%Coal 0.020.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.8avgGeneration 22.0avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 17:25
Low 18.5 · 04:40Avg 24.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 22.0Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
110 Out
27
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 39%Solar 15%

Transfers · Sun 12 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 12 May 2024, Great Britain imported 110 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 12 May
Imported
110GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.72GWImporting

In 41.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.23GWImporting

In 29.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.66GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 20.0 GWh

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