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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 29 May 2016

On Sunday 29 May, demand averaged 24.9 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

24.9GW AVERAGEWind2.23 GW9%Hydro0.15 GW1%Solar2.15 GW8%Gas9.48 GW37%Coal0.98 GW4%Imports2.80 GW11%Nuclear7.74 GW30%24.9GW AVERAGE9%8%37%11%30%
Price
—/MWh
Demand24.9GW
Generation 22.7Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables18%
Other41%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 29 May 2016, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 30%. Demand peaked at 29.9 GW at 12:30. Wind generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 16:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 13:30. Gas made 42% 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 2.158.4%Wind 2.238.7%Gas 9.4837.1%Hydro 0.150.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7430.3%Coal 0.983.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.9avgGeneration 22.7avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.9GW · 12:30
Low 18.1 · 05:25Avg 24.90–30 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 22.7Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
62 Out
7
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 34%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 29 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 29 May 2016, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 29 May
Imported
62GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.31GW 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

Average1.66GWImporting

In 39.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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