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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 2 May 2017

On Tuesday 2 May, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind2.69 GW8%Hydro0.20 GW1%Solar1.85 GW6%Gas16.56 GW52%Coal0.72 GW2%Imports2.91 GW9%Nuclear7.01 GW22%31.4GW AVERAGE8%52%9%22%
Price
£43.96/MWh
Day average £43.96
Demand31.4GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables15%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 2 May 2017, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 37.2 GW at 17:25. The price £43.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 23:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £34.25/MWh at 04:00 to £72.36/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 57% 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 1.855.8%Wind 2.698.4%Gas 16.5651.9%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0122.0%Coal 0.722.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.2GW · 17:25
Low 21.5 · 04:35Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
63 Out
3
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 2 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 2 May 2017, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 2 May
Imported
63GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.49GW 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

Average1.63GWImporting

In 39.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 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 7.2 GWhPumped 10.6 GWh

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