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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 25 May 2016

On Wednesday 25 May, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind2.71 GW9%Hydro0.23 GW1%Solar0.91 GW3%Gas15.38 GW49%Coal1.41 GW5%Imports2.93 GW9%Nuclear7.59 GW24%30.5GW AVERAGE9%49%9%24%
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.5GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables12%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 25 May 2016, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 17:20. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 13:00. 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 0.912.9%Wind 2.718.7%Gas 15.3849.3%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5924.4%Coal 1.414.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 17:20
Low 20.0 · 04:45Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
63 Out
7
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 25 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 25 May 2016, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 25 May
Imported
63GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.36GW 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

Average1.60GWImporting

In 38.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.2 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 6.9 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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