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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 1 May 2016

On Sunday 1 May, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind4.40 GW15%Hydro0.25 GW1%Solar1.57 GW6%Gas10.67 GW37%Coal2.03 GW7%Imports3.25 GW11%Nuclear6.36 GW22%27.9GW AVERAGE15%37%7%11%22%
Price
—/MWh
Demand27.9GW
Generation 25.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables22%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 1 May 2016, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 32.3 GW at 12:15. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 22:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:30. Gas made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.575.5%Wind 4.4015.4%Gas 10.6737.4%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.3622.3%Coal 2.037.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 25.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.3GW · 12:15
Low 21.5 · 05:40Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
72 Out
1
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 1 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 1 May 2016, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 1 May
Imported
72GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.80GWImporting

In 43.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.32GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 13.2 GWh

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