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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 17 May 2016

On Tuesday 17 May, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind2.07 GW7%Hydro0.18 GW1%Solar1.86 GW6%Gas15.17 GW49%Coal1.51 GW5%Imports3.40 GW11%Nuclear6.57 GW21%30.4GW AVERAGE49%11%21%
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.4GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables13%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 17 May 2016, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 12:15. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 21:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 11:30. 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 1.866.1%Wind 2.076.7%Gas 15.1749.3%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.5721.4%Coal 1.514.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 12:15
Low 20.6 · 04:50Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
76 Out
1
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 17 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 17 May 2016, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 17 May
Imported
76GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.12GW 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

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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