All interconnectors
Wed 3 May- Imported
- 51GWh
- Exported
- 4GWh
- Net in
- 47GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.95GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 3 May 2017
On Wednesday 3 May, demand averaged 31.8 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.
Price
£40.10/MWh
Day average £40.10
Demand31.8GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables24%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Wednesday 3 May 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 38.0 GW at 17:25. The price £40.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 16:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £34.92/MWh at 04:30 to £52.99/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.524.7%Wind 6.0718.8%Gas 14.7545.6%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.8721.2%Coal 0.601.9%
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Demand 24.2Generation 21.5Transfers 2.7
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Demand 31.8avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 1.8avg
Peak demand38.0GW · 17:25
Low 21.9 · 04:25Avg 31.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports47GWh
In51
Out4
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 0%Wind 20%Solar 5%
Transfers · Wed 3 May
Interconnectors and storage
On Wednesday 3 May 2017, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.04GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 26.5 GWhOut 1.4 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.02GWExporting
-2
-1
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2
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In 2.0 GWhOut 2.6 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.92GWImporting
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-1
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1
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In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.16GWPumping
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Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh
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