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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 24 May 2016

On Tuesday 24 May, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind2.73 GW9%Hydro0.24 GW1%Solar2.26 GW7%Gas13.19 GW43%Coal1.10 GW4%Imports3.17 GW10%Nuclear7.64 GW25%29.7GW AVERAGE9%7%43%10%25%
Price
—/MWh
Demand29.7GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables17%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 24 May 2016, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 12:10. Wind generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 18:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 11:30. Gas made 49% 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 2.267.5%Wind 2.739.0%Gas 13.1943.5%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6425.2%Coal 1.103.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 12:10
Low 20.1 · 04:45Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
70 Out
8
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 24 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 24 May 2016, Great Britain imported 70 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

Tue 24 May
Imported
70GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.57GW 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

Average1.85GWImporting

In 44.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 7.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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