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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 14 May 2016

On Saturday 14 May, demand averaged 26.6 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

26.6GW AVERAGEWind2.82 GW10%Hydro0.18 GW1%Solar2.33 GW9%Gas12.24 GW45%Coal0.05 GW0%Imports2.78 GW10%Nuclear6.66 GW25%26.6GW AVERAGE10%9%45%10%25%
Price
—/MWh
Demand26.6GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables20%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 14 May 2016, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 32.4 GW at 11:30. Wind generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 13:30. Gas made 50% 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 2.338.6%Wind 2.8210.4%Gas 12.2445.2%Hydro 0.180.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.6624.6%Coal 0.050.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.6avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.4GW · 11:30
Low 18.9 · 05:15Avg 26.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
61 Out
3
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sat 14 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 14 May 2016, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 14 May
Imported
61GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.40GW 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

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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