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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 25 May 2024

On Saturday 25 May, demand averaged 24.8 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

24.8GW AVERAGEWind4.37 GW17%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.56 GW6%Solar2.92 GW11%Gas5.31 GW21%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports6.68 GW26%Nuclear4.70 GW18%24.8GW AVERAGE17%11%21%26%18%
Price
£70.88/MWh
Day average £70.88
Demand24.8GW
Generation 19.2Transfers 5.6
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables29%
Other50%
Carbon intensityModerate
108g/kWh
0Day average 108300
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Key moments

On Saturday 25 May 2024, gas supplied 21% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 29.2 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 108 g/kWh and the price £70.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 19:25. Solar generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (54 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (159 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.09/MWh at 13:30 to £89.46/MWh at 02:00. Gas made 28% 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 2.9211.3%Wind 4.3716.9%Gas 5.3120.5%Hydro 0.230.9%Biomass 1.566.0%Nuclear 4.7018.2%Coal 0.120.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.8avgGeneration 19.2avgTransfers 5.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.2GW · 12:05
Low 18.8 · 05:10Avg 24.80–30 GW
Made in Great Britain77%of demand
Generation 19.2Transfers 5.6 GW
Net imports138GWh
In
159 Out
21
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 15%

Transfers · Sat 25 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 25 May 2024, Great Britain imported 159 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (93 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 25 May
Imported
159GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
138GWh
Average net flow
5.74GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.86GWImporting

In 92.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 10.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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