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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 May 2016

On Sunday 8 May, demand averaged 25.4 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

25.4GW AVERAGEWind3.24 GW12%Hydro0.21 GW1%Solar2.23 GW9%Gas10.07 GW39%Coal0.45 GW2%Imports3.16 GW12%Nuclear6.57 GW25%25.4GW AVERAGE12%9%39%12%25%
Price
—/MWh
Demand25.4GW
Generation 22.8Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables22%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 May 2016, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 30.9 GW at 12:30. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 22:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 12:30. Gas made 44% 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 2.238.6%Wind 3.2412.5%Gas 10.0738.8%Hydro 0.210.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.5725.3%Coal 0.451.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.4avgGeneration 22.8avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.9GW · 12:30
Low 18.4 · 05:25Avg 25.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 22.8Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
70 Out
1
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 8 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 May 2016, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 May
Imported
70GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.91GW 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

Average1.75GWImporting

In 42.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 11.1 GWh

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