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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 9 May 2017

On Tuesday 9 May, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind1.28 GW4%Hydro0.25 GW1%Solar1.93 GW6%Gas17.04 GW53%Coal1.01 GW3%Imports3.38 GW11%Nuclear7.23 GW23%31.6GW AVERAGE53%11%23%
Price
£73.51/MWh
Day average £73.51
Demand31.6GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables11%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 9 May 2017, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 12:30. The price £73.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £32.35/MWh at 00:30 to £136.83/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 59% 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 1.936.0%Wind 1.284.0%Gas 17.0453.0%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2322.5%Coal 1.013.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 12:30
Low 22.1 · 04:20Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
69 Out
2
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 9 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 9 May 2017, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 9 May
Imported
69GWh
Exported
2GWh
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

Average1.83GWImporting

In 43.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 11.7 GWhPumped 11.5 GWh

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