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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 17 May 2024

On Friday 17 May, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind1.99 GW7%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.47 GW5%Solar2.97 GW10%Gas10.71 GW37%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports6.69 GW23%Nuclear4.71 GW16%27.4GW AVERAGE10%37%23%16%
Price
£70.08/MWh
Day average £70.08
Demand27.4GW
Generation 22.1Transfers 5.3
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables18%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
171g/kWh
0Day average 171300
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Key moments

On Friday 17 May 2024, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.0 GW at 10:35. Carbon intensity averaged 171 g/kWh and the price £70.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (138 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £58.17/MWh at 04:30 to £82.83/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 48% 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 2.9710.3%Wind 1.996.9%Gas 10.7137.2%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 1.475.1%Nuclear 4.7116.3%Coal 0.100.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 22.1avgTransfers 5.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.0GW · 10:35
Low 20.2 · 04:25Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 22.1Transfers 5.3 GW
Net imports134GWh
In
158 Out
25
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 13%

Transfers · Fri 17 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 17 May 2024, Great Britain imported 158 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (69 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 17 May
Imported
158GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
134GWh
Average net flow
5.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.41GWImporting

In 33.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.89GWImporting

In 69.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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