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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 30 May 2016

On Monday 30 May, demand averaged 25.6 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

25.6GW AVERAGEWind3.69 GW14%Hydro0.15 GW1%Solar1.45 GW6%Gas9.74 GW37%Coal0.91 GW3%Imports2.67 GW10%Nuclear7.70 GW29%25.6GW AVERAGE14%37%10%29%
Price
—/MWh
Demand25.6GW
Generation 23.7Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables20%
Other39%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 30 May 2016, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 29%. Demand peaked at 30.6 GW at 17:50. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 18:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 14:00. Gas made 41% 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 1.455.5%Wind 3.6914.0%Gas 9.7437.0%Hydro 0.150.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7029.3%Coal 0.913.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.6avgGeneration 23.7avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.6GW · 17:50
Low 18.0 · 04:45Avg 25.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 23.7Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
59 Out
8
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 33%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 30 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 30 May 2016, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 30 May
Imported
59GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.09GW 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

Average1.55GWImporting

In 37.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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