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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 4 May 2017

On Thursday 4 May, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind7.24 GW23%Hydro0.17 GW1%Solar2.04 GW6%Gas12.13 GW38%Coal0.56 GW2%Imports2.70 GW8%Nuclear6.94 GW22%31.2GW AVERAGE23%38%8%22%
Price
£38.58/MWh
Day average £38.58
Demand31.2GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables30%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 4 May 2017, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 09:30. The price £38.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £33.32/MWh at 00:30 to £54.86/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 42% 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 2.046.4%Wind 7.2422.8%Gas 12.1338.2%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.9421.8%Coal 0.561.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 09:30
Low 22.0 · 04:15Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
59 Out
3
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 4 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 4 May 2017, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 4 May
Imported
59GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.32GW 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

Average1.35GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 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 6.3 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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