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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 5 May 2017

On Friday 5 May, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind7.10 GW23%Hydro0.19 GW1%Solar2.33 GW8%Gas10.33 GW34%Coal0.54 GW2%Imports3.18 GW10%Nuclear7.08 GW23%30.4GW AVERAGE23%8%34%10%23%
Price
£37.50/MWh
Day average £37.50
Demand30.4GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables31%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 5 May 2017, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 12:30. The price £37.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 13:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £27.80/MWh at 03:30 to £58.41/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 37% 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 2.337.6%Wind 7.1023.1%Gas 10.3333.6%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0823.0%Coal 0.541.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 12:30
Low 21.7 · 04:25Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
68 Out
0
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 5 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 5 May 2017, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 5 May
Imported
68GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.85GW 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

Average1.83GWImporting

In 43.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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