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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 15 May 2024

On Wednesday 15 May, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind2.92 GW10%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass2.08 GW7%Solar2.44 GW8%Gas10.53 GW36%Coal0.02 GW0%Imports6.18 GW21%Nuclear4.70 GW16%27.8GW AVERAGE10%7%8%36%21%16%
Price
£77.69/MWh
Day average £77.69
Demand27.8GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 4.9
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables19%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
165g/kWh
0Day average 165300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 15 May 2024, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.7 GW at 11:35. Carbon intensity averaged 165 g/kWh and the price £77.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (118 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (195 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.18/MWh at 05:30 to £96.31/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 46% 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 2.448.4%Wind 2.9210.1%Gas 10.5336.2%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 2.087.1%Nuclear 4.7016.2%Coal 0.020.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 4.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.7GW · 11:35
Low 20.2 · 04:40Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 4.9 GW
Net imports115GWh
In
143 Out
28
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 11%

Transfers · Wed 15 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 15 May 2024, Great Britain imported 143 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (70 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 15 May
Imported
143GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
115GWh
Average net flow
4.80GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.05GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.23GWImporting

In 29.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.91GWImporting

In 69.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.18GWExporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 2.1 GWh

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