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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 May 2016

On Monday 9 May, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind4.66 GW15%Hydro0.29 GW1%Solar1.67 GW6%Gas13.14 GW44%Coal1.03 GW3%Imports2.61 GW9%Nuclear6.74 GW22%29.6GW AVERAGE15%44%9%22%
Price
—/MWh
Demand29.6GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables22%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 9 May 2016, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 11:35. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 13:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 12:00. Gas made 48% 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 1.675.5%Wind 4.6615.5%Gas 13.1443.6%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.7422.4%Coal 1.033.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 11:35
Low 19.3 · 04:20Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
51 Out
3
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 9 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 May 2016, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 May
Imported
51GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.00GW 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 42.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.20GWImporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 11.7 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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