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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 13 May 2016

On Friday 13 May, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind4.91 GW16%Hydro0.20 GW1%Solar2.02 GW7%Gas13.44 GW45%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports2.79 GW9%Nuclear6.61 GW22%29.5GW AVERAGE16%45%9%22%
Price
—/MWh
Demand29.5GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables24%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 13 May 2016, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 12:00. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 10:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 12:30. Gas made 49% 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 2.026.7%Wind 4.9116.3%Gas 13.4444.7%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.6122.0%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 12:00
Low 19.8 · 03:55Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
61 Out
4
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 13 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 13 May 2016, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 13 May
Imported
61GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.37GW 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

Average1.90GWImporting

In 45.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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