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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 28 May 2016

On Saturday 28 May, demand averaged 26.5 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

26.5GW AVERAGEWind1.30 GW5%Hydro0.15 GW1%Solar2.03 GW7%Gas11.97 GW44%Coal1.01 GW4%Imports3.08 GW11%Nuclear7.62 GW28%26.5GW AVERAGE7%44%11%28%
Price
—/MWh
Demand26.5GW
Generation 24.1Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables13%
Other39%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 28 May 2016, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 31.3 GW at 12:00. Wind generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 13:00. Gas made 50% 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 2.037.5%Wind 1.304.8%Gas 11.9744.1%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6228.1%Coal 1.013.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.5avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.3GW · 12:00
Low 19.3 · 04:55Avg 26.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
69 Out
7
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 32%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sat 28 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 28 May 2016, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 28 May
Imported
69GWh
Exported
7GWh
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

Average1.88GWImporting

In 45.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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