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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 14 May 2024

On Tuesday 14 May, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind7.86 GW27%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.61 GW6%Solar1.60 GW6%Gas8.12 GW28%Imports4.88 GW17%Nuclear4.72 GW16%28.0GW AVERAGE27%28%17%16%
Price
£78.34/MWh
Day average £78.34
Demand28.0GW
Generation 24.1Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables33%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
127g/kWh
0Day average 127300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 14 May 2024, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 13:35. Carbon intensity averaged 127 g/kWh and the price £78.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 07:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (62 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (191 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £67.48/MWh at 00:30 to £103.63/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 34% 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 1.605.5%Wind 7.8627.1%Gas 8.1228.0%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 1.615.6%Nuclear 4.7216.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 13:35
Low 20.6 · 04:15Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports98GWh
In
114 Out
16
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 14 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 14 May 2024, Great Britain imported 114 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 14 May
Imported
114GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
98GWh
Average net flow
4.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.16GWImporting

In 27.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.33GWImporting

In 32.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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