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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 7 May 2016

On Saturday 7 May, demand averaged 26.7 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

26.7GW AVERAGEWind3.26 GW12%Hydro0.28 GW1%Solar1.67 GW6%Gas11.19 GW41%Coal0.94 GW3%Imports3.30 GW12%Nuclear6.53 GW24%26.7GW AVERAGE12%41%12%24%
Price
—/MWh
Demand26.7GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables19%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 7 May 2016, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 31.5 GW at 11:00. Wind generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 19:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 12:00. Gas made 47% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.676.1%Wind 3.2612.0%Gas 11.1941.2%Hydro 0.281.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.5324.0%Coal 0.943.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.7avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.5GW · 11:00
Low 19.4 · 05:25Avg 26.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
71 Out
2
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 7 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 7 May 2016, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 7 May
Imported
71GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.90GW 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

Average1.83GWImporting

In 44.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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