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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 31 May 2016

On Tuesday 31 May, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind5.30 GW18%Hydro0.19 GW1%Solar1.01 GW3%Gas11.12 GW38%Coal1.44 GW5%Imports2.80 GW9%Nuclear7.74 GW26%28.9GW AVERAGE18%38%9%26%
Price
—/MWh
Demand28.9GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables22%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 31 May 2016, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 18:15. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 13:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 11:30. 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 1.013.4%Wind 5.3017.9%Gas 11.1237.6%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7426.2%Coal 1.444.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 18:15
Low 18.2 · 03:55Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
59 Out
8
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 31 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 31 May 2016, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 31 May
Imported
59GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.11GW 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

Average1.65GWImporting

In 39.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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