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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 20 May 2024

On Monday 20 May, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind3.89 GW13%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.61 GW6%Solar3.40 GW12%Gas8.39 GW29%Coal0.25 GW1%Imports6.45 GW22%Nuclear4.69 GW16%27.4GW AVERAGE13%12%29%22%16%
Price
£78.97/MWh
Day average £78.97
Demand27.4GW
Generation 22.4Transfers 5.0
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables26%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
144g/kWh
0Day average 144300
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Key moments

On Monday 20 May 2024, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 144 g/kWh and the price £78.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 20:25. Solar generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (115 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (183 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.86/MWh at 11:00 to £106.46/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 37% 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 3.4011.8%Wind 3.8913.5%Gas 8.3929.1%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 1.615.6%Nuclear 4.6916.2%Coal 0.250.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 22.4avgTransfers 5.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 12:35
Low 19.3 · 03:00Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 22.4Transfers 5.0 GW
Net imports120GWh
In
151 Out
32
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 15%

Transfers · Mon 20 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 20 May 2024, Great Britain imported 151 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 20 May
Imported
151GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
120GWh
Average net flow
4.98GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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