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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 May 2016

On Monday 16 May, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind1.17 GW4%Hydro0.18 GW1%Solar2.33 GW8%Gas15.16 GW49%Coal2.12 GW7%Imports3.29 GW11%Nuclear6.63 GW21%30.3GW AVERAGE8%49%11%21%
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.3GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables12%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 16 May 2016, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 12:05. Wind generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 16:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 13:30. 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 2.337.5%Wind 1.173.8%Gas 15.1649.1%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.6321.5%Coal 2.126.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 12:05
Low 19.7 · 03:55Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
72 Out
5
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 16 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 May 2016, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 May
Imported
72GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.78GW 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

Average1.91GWImporting

In 45.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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