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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 11 May 2016

On Wednesday 11 May, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind3.78 GW12%Hydro0.21 GW1%Solar1.17 GW4%Gas16.14 GW50%Coal1.46 GW5%Imports2.44 GW8%Nuclear6.77 GW21%31.1GW AVERAGE12%50%8%21%
Price
—/MWh
Demand31.1GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables16%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 11 May 2016, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 12:05. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 23:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 13:00. Gas made 55% 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 1.173.6%Wind 3.7811.8%Gas 16.1450.5%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.7721.2%Coal 1.464.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 12:05
Low 21.0 · 04:40Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
50 Out
6
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 11 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 11 May 2016, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 11 May
Imported
50GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.87GW 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

Average1.94GWImporting

In 46.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 8.1 GWhPumped 14.2 GWh

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