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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 31 May 2024

On Friday 31 May, demand averaged 27.1 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

27.1GW AVERAGEWind11.27 GW39%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.85 GW6%Solar1.98 GW7%Gas3.00 GW10%Imports6.17 GW21%Nuclear4.69 GW16%27.1GW AVERAGE39%10%21%16%
Price
£81.96/MWh
Day average £81.96
Demand27.1GW
Generation 23.1Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables46%
Other43%
Carbon intensityLow
56g/kWh
0Day average 56300
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Key moments

On Friday 31 May 2024, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 32.6 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 56 g/kWh and the price £81.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (44 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (71 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.38/MWh at 02:30 to £100.72/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 49% 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 1.986.7%Wind 11.2738.5%Gas 3.0010.2%Hydro 0.321.1%Biomass 1.856.3%Nuclear 4.6916.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 23.1avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.6GW · 12:45
Low 19.4 · 05:00Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 23.1Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
138 Out
44
Zero-carbon share79%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 49%Solar 9%

Transfers · Fri 31 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 31 May 2024, Great Britain imported 138 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (83 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 31 May
Imported
138GWh
Exported
44GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.35GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.20GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.45GWImporting

In 82.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.89GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 10.6 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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