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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 7 May 2017

On Sunday 7 May, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind3.32 GW12%Hydro0.23 GW1%Solar2.05 GW8%Gas11.11 GW41%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports3.16 GW12%Nuclear7.25 GW27%26.8GW AVERAGE12%8%41%12%27%
Price
£41.94/MWh
Day average £41.94
Demand26.8GW
Generation 24.0Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables21%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 7 May 2017, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 31.9 GW at 12:00. The price £41.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £31.39/MWh at 15:00 to £65.30/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 46% 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 2.057.6%Wind 3.3212.2%Gas 11.1140.8%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2526.7%Coal 0.080.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 24.0avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.9GW · 12:00
Low 19.6 · 05:25Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 24.0Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
71 Out
1
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 7 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 7 May 2017, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 7 May
Imported
71GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.94GW 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

Average1.88GWImporting

In 45.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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