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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 30 May 2024

On Thursday 30 May, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind12.25 GW41%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass1.98 GW7%Solar1.97 GW7%Gas2.86 GW10%Imports5.62 GW19%Nuclear4.70 GW16%28.0GW AVERAGE41%10%19%16%
Price
£73.45/MWh
Day average £73.45
Demand28.0GW
Generation 24.0Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables49%
Other41%
Carbon intensityLow
54g/kWh
0Day average 54300
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Key moments

On Thursday 30 May 2024, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 11:50. Carbon intensity averaged 54 g/kWh and the price £73.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.3 GW at 18:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (35 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (72 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.02/MWh at 03:30 to £99.12/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 51% 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 1.976.6%Wind 12.2541.3%Gas 2.869.6%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 1.986.7%Nuclear 4.7015.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 24.0avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 11:50
Low 20.3 · 05:00Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 24.0Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
130 Out
36
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 51%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 30 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 30 May 2024, Great Britain imported 130 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 30 May
Imported
130GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.14GWImporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.43GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 14.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.48GWImporting

In 83.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.28GWExporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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