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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 May 2024

On Monday 13 May, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind7.28 GW25%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass2.61 GW9%Solar2.25 GW8%Gas6.04 GW21%Coal0.16 GW1%Imports5.37 GW19%Nuclear4.71 GW16%27.7GW AVERAGE25%9%8%21%19%16%
Price
£79.17/MWh
Day average £79.17
Demand27.7GW
Generation 23.3Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables34%
Other44%
Carbon intensityLow
110g/kWh
0Day average 110300
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Key moments

On Monday 13 May 2024, wind supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 13:15. Carbon intensity averaged 110 g/kWh and the price £79.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 21:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (80 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (150 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.08/MWh at 03:00 to £98.46/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 31% 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 2.257.8%Wind 7.2825.4%Gas 6.0421.1%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 2.619.1%Nuclear 4.7116.4%Coal 0.160.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 23.3avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 13:15
Low 18.8 · 04:25Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 23.3Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
119 Out
22
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 10%

Transfers · Mon 13 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 May 2024, Great Britain imported 119 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 May
Imported
119GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.14GWImporting

In 27.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.76GWImporting

In 42.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.31GWGenerating

Generated 9.6 GWhPumped 2.1 GWh

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