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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 23 May 2016

On Monday 23 May, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind1.56 GW5%Hydro0.28 GW1%Solar2.12 GW7%Gas14.63 GW48%Coal1.36 GW4%Imports3.15 GW10%Nuclear7.43 GW24%29.8GW AVERAGE48%10%24%
Price
—/MWh
Demand29.8GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables13%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 23 May 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 12:25. Wind generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 17:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 12:00. Gas made 53% 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 2.126.9%Wind 1.565.1%Gas 14.6347.9%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4324.3%Coal 1.364.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 12:25
Low 18.8 · 04:55Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
69 Out
8
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 23 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 23 May 2016, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 23 May
Imported
69GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.58GW 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

Average1.83GWImporting

In 43.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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