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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 16 May 2024

On Thursday 16 May, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind2.82 GW10%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.97 GW7%Solar1.61 GW5%Gas11.44 GW39%Coal0.18 GW1%Imports6.39 GW22%Nuclear4.71 GW16%28.1GW AVERAGE10%39%22%16%
Price
£78.94/MWh
Day average £78.94
Demand28.1GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables16%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
182g/kWh
0Day average 182300
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Key moments

On Thursday 16 May 2024, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.6 GW at 13:10. Carbon intensity averaged 182 g/kWh and the price £78.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 17:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (139 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (210 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.11/MWh at 04:30 to £92.73/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 50% 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 1.615.5%Wind 2.829.6%Gas 11.4439.0%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 1.976.7%Nuclear 4.7116.1%Coal 0.180.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.6GW · 13:10
Low 20.3 · 04:25Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports122GWh
In
150 Out
28
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 16 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 16 May 2024, Great Britain imported 150 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (66 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 16 May
Imported
150GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
122GWh
Average net flow
5.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.29GWImporting

In 31.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.77GWImporting

In 66.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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