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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 27 May 2024

On Monday 27 May, demand averaged 24.4 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

24.4GW AVERAGEWind5.93 GW22%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass2.07 GW8%Solar3.02 GW11%Gas4.37 GW16%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports6.25 GW23%Nuclear4.70 GW18%24.4GW AVERAGE22%8%11%16%23%18%
Price
£65.47/MWh
Day average £65.47
Demand24.4GW
Generation 20.5Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables34%
Other49%
Carbon intensityLow
90g/kWh
0Day average 90300
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Key moments

On Monday 27 May 2024, wind supplied 22% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 29.6 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 90 g/kWh and the price £65.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (48 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (162 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.35/MWh at 02:00 to £114.35/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 29% 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 3.0211.3%Wind 5.9322.2%Gas 4.3716.3%Hydro 0.240.9%Biomass 2.077.8%Nuclear 4.7017.6%Coal 0.190.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.4avgGeneration 20.5avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.6GW · 12:40
Low 18.0 · 03:20Avg 24.40–30 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 20.5Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports98GWh
In
145 Out
47
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 15%

Transfers · Mon 27 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 27 May 2024, Great Britain imported 145 GWh and exported 47 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (85 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 27 May
Imported
145GWh
Exported
47GWh
Net in
98GWh
Average net flow
4.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.45GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 14.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.55GWImporting

In 85.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 8.2 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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