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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 12 May 2016

On Thursday 12 May, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind4.62 GW15%Hydro0.19 GW1%Solar2.48 GW8%Gas14.11 GW46%Coal0.16 GW1%Imports2.76 GW9%Nuclear6.63 GW21%30.2GW AVERAGE15%8%46%9%21%
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.2GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables24%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 12 May 2016, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 11:05. Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 13:00. Gas made 50% 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 2.488.0%Wind 4.6214.9%Gas 14.1145.6%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.6321.4%Coal 0.160.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 11:05
Low 20.3 · 04:40Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
60 Out
6
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 12 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 12 May 2016, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 12 May
Imported
60GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.23GW 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

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 9.5 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 6.8 GWhPumped 12.4 GWh

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