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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 May 2024

On Tuesday 28 May, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind8.01 GW28%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.23 GW8%Solar1.26 GW4%Gas5.51 GW19%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports6.54 GW23%Nuclear4.70 GW16%27.5GW AVERAGE28%8%19%23%16%
Price
£80.01/MWh
Day average £80.01
Demand27.5GW
Generation 22.2Transfers 5.4
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables33%
Other47%
Carbon intensityLow
100g/kWh
0Day average 100300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 28 May 2024, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 100 g/kWh and the price £80.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 16:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (139 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.22/MWh at 23:30 to £107.33/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 36% 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 1.264.4%Wind 8.0127.9%Gas 5.5119.2%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 2.237.8%Nuclear 4.7016.4%Coal 0.190.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 22.2avgTransfers 5.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 12:45
Low 18.8 · 04:20Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 22.2Transfers 5.4 GW
Net imports127GWh
In
153 Out
25
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 28 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 28 May 2024, Great Britain imported 153 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (83 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 28 May
Imported
153GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
127GWh
Average net flow
5.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.11GWExporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 9.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.48GWImporting

In 83.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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