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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 8 May 2017

On Monday 8 May, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind5.28 GW17%Hydro0.24 GW1%Solar1.91 GW6%Gas13.12 GW41%Coal0.77 GW2%Imports3.30 GW10%Nuclear7.14 GW22%31.3GW AVERAGE17%41%10%22%
Price
£40.94/MWh
Day average £40.94
Demand31.3GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables23%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 8 May 2017, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 12:05. The price £40.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 08:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £28.86/MWh at 03:30 to £64.26/MWh at 17:00. 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 1.916.0%Wind 5.2816.6%Gas 13.1241.3%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.1422.5%Coal 0.772.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 12:05
Low 20.4 · 03:55Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
70 Out
2
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 8 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 8 May 2017, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 8 May
Imported
70GWh
Exported
2GWh
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

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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