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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 May 2024

On Sunday 26 May, demand averaged 24.2 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

24.2GW AVERAGEWind5.98 GW23%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.68 GW7%Solar2.42 GW9%Gas3.61 GW14%Coal0.23 GW1%Imports6.89 GW27%Nuclear4.70 GW18%24.2GW AVERAGE23%9%14%27%18%
Price
£77.81/MWh
Day average £77.81
Demand24.2GW
Generation 18.8Transfers 5.3
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables33%
Other52%
Carbon intensityLow
85g/kWh
0Day average 85300
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 May 2024, wind supplied 23% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 29.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 85 g/kWh and the price £77.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 17:45. Solar generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (114 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.41/MWh at 23:30 to £98.37/MWh at 09:30. Wind made 32% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.429.4%Wind 5.9823.2%Gas 3.6114.0%Hydro 0.210.8%Biomass 1.686.5%Nuclear 4.7018.3%Coal 0.230.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.2avgGeneration 18.8avgTransfers 5.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.7GW · 12:30
Low 17.8 · 04:50Avg 24.20–30 GW
Made in Great Britain78%of demand
Generation 18.8Transfers 5.3 GW
Net imports131GWh
In
162 Out
32
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sun 26 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 May 2024, Great Britain imported 162 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (89 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 26 May
Imported
162GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
131GWh
Average net flow
5.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.18GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.73GWImporting

In 89.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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