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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 15 May 2016

On Sunday 15 May, demand averaged 26.1 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

26.1GW AVERAGEWind1.24 GW5%Hydro0.18 GW1%Solar2.31 GW9%Gas12.65 GW48%Coal0.38 GW1%Imports2.98 GW11%Nuclear6.72 GW25%26.1GW AVERAGE9%48%11%25%
Price
—/MWh
Demand26.1GW
Generation 23.5Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables14%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 15 May 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 31.3 GW at 12:30. Wind generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 18:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 12:30. Gas made 54% 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 2.318.7%Wind 1.244.7%Gas 12.6547.8%Hydro 0.180.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.7225.4%Coal 0.381.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.1avgGeneration 23.5avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.3GW · 12:30
Low 18.5 · 05:20Avg 26.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.5Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
66 Out
1
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 15 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 15 May 2016, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 15 May
Imported
66GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.71GW 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

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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