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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 1 May 2017

On Monday 1 May, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind5.53 GW19%Hydro0.18 GW1%Solar1.53 GW5%Gas11.23 GW39%Coal0.18 GW1%Imports2.85 GW10%Nuclear7.40 GW26%28.5GW AVERAGE19%39%10%26%
Price
£38.40/MWh
Day average £38.40
Demand28.5GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables25%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 1 May 2017, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 17:55. The price £38.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £30.34/MWh at 01:00 to £51.19/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.535.3%Wind 5.5319.1%Gas 11.2338.8%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4025.6%Coal 0.180.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 17:55
Low 21.5 · 04:40Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
64 Out
1
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 1 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 1 May 2017, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 1 May
Imported
64GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.60GW 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

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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