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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 6 May 2017

On Saturday 6 May, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind5.16 GW18%Hydro0.23 GW1%Solar1.27 GW5%Gas11.08 GW39%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports3.17 GW11%Nuclear7.21 GW26%27.7GW AVERAGE18%39%11%26%
Price
£36.63/MWh
Day average £36.63
Demand27.7GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables24%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 6 May 2017, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 32.9 GW at 11:30. The price £36.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 09:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 15:00 to £61.12/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 44% 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 1.274.5%Wind 5.1618.3%Gas 11.0839.3%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2125.6%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.9GW · 11:30
Low 18.4 · 03:55Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
68 Out
0
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 6 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 6 May 2017, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 6 May
Imported
68GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW 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

Average1.76GWImporting

In 42.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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