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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 29 May 2024

On Wednesday 29 May, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind8.03 GW28%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass2.04 GW7%Solar2.46 GW8%Gas5.69 GW20%Coal0.00 GW0%Imports5.92 GW20%Nuclear4.67 GW16%27.5GW AVERAGE28%7%8%20%20%16%
Price
£65.52/MWh
Day average £65.52
Demand27.5GW
Generation 23.1Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables37%
Other43%
Carbon intensityLow
98g/kWh
0Day average 98300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 29 May 2024, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 98 g/kWh and the price £65.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (60 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (134 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £11.34/MWh at 03:30 to £103.19/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 35% 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 2.468.5%Wind 8.0327.6%Gas 5.6919.6%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 2.047.0%Nuclear 4.6716.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 23.1avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 12:30
Low 19.6 · 05:05Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 23.1Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports107GWh
In
135 Out
28
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 35%Solar 11%

Transfers · Wed 29 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 29 May 2024, Great Britain imported 135 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 29 May
Imported
135GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
107GWh
Average net flow
4.46GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.01GWImporting

In 72.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.66GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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