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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 19 May 2024

On Sunday 19 May, demand averaged 24.3 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

24.3GW AVERAGEWind3.50 GW14%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.50 GW6%Solar3.77 GW15%Gas5.21 GW21%Coal0.17 GW1%Imports6.36 GW25%Nuclear4.69 GW18%24.3GW AVERAGE14%15%21%25%18%
Price
£72.68/MWh
Day average £72.68
Demand24.3GW
Generation 19.0Transfers 5.3
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables29%
Other49%
Carbon intensityModerate
111g/kWh
0Day average 111300
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Key moments

On Sunday 19 May 2024, gas supplied 21% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 29.2 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 111 g/kWh and the price £72.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 17:45. Solar generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (164 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £56.90/MWh at 14:00 to £97.70/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 27% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.7714.9%Wind 3.5013.8%Gas 5.2120.5%Hydro 0.180.7%Biomass 1.505.9%Nuclear 4.6918.5%Coal 0.170.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.3avgGeneration 19.0avgTransfers 5.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.2GW · 12:50
Low 17.7 · 04:55Avg 24.30–30 GW
Made in Great Britain78%of demand
Generation 19.0Transfers 5.3 GW
Net imports130GWh
In
150 Out
20
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 20%

Transfers · Sun 19 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 19 May 2024, Great Britain imported 150 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (70 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 19 May
Imported
150GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
130GWh
Average net flow
5.43GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.92GWImporting

In 70.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.84GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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