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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 May 2016

On Thursday 26 May, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind1.56 GW5%Hydro0.20 GW1%Solar1.74 GW6%Gas15.86 GW50%Coal1.39 GW4%Imports3.19 GW10%Nuclear7.55 GW24%30.8GW AVERAGE50%10%24%
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.8GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables11%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 May 2016, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 12:10. Wind generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 10:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 13:00. Gas made 56% 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 1.745.5%Wind 1.565.0%Gas 15.8650.4%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5524.0%Coal 1.394.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 12:10
Low 20.8 · 04:45Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
70 Out
8
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 26 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 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

Thu 26 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

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 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 8.3 GWh

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