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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 24 May 2024

On Friday 24 May, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind2.13 GW7%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass1.49 GW5%Solar2.17 GW8%Gas11.91 GW41%Coal0.05 GW0%Imports6.19 GW21%Nuclear4.70 GW16%27.5GW AVERAGE7%8%41%21%16%
Price
£93.39/MWh
Day average £93.39
Demand27.5GW
Generation 22.7Transfers 4.8
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables16%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
181g/kWh
0Day average 181300
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Key moments

On Friday 24 May 2024, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 11:45. Carbon intensity averaged 181 g/kWh and the price £93.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (142 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (210 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £79.20/MWh at 05:30 to £108.93/MWh at 12:00. Gas made 52% 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 2.177.5%Wind 2.137.4%Gas 11.9141.2%Hydro 0.260.9%Biomass 1.495.1%Nuclear 4.7016.3%Coal 0.050.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 22.7avgTransfers 4.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 11:45
Low 19.8 · 04:35Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 22.7Transfers 4.8 GW
Net imports112GWh
In
144 Out
32
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 10%

Transfers · Fri 24 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 24 May 2024, Great Britain imported 144 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 24 May
Imported
144GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
112GWh
Average net flow
4.66GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.34GWImporting

In 80.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.81GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWExporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 0.9 GWh

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