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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 10 May 2017

On Wednesday 10 May, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind0.95 GW3%Hydro0.16 GW1%Solar2.90 GW9%Gas16.58 GW52%Coal0.77 GW2%Imports3.11 GW10%Nuclear7.13 GW23%31.0GW AVERAGE9%52%10%23%
Price
£38.82/MWh
Day average £38.82
Demand31.0GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables13%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 10 May 2017, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 12:00. The price £38.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £31.93/MWh at 14:30 to £61.04/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.909.2%Wind 0.953.0%Gas 16.5852.5%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.1322.6%Coal 0.772.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 12:00
Low 22.2 · 03:55Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
69 Out
2
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 3%Solar 10%

Transfers · Wed 10 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 10 May 2017, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 10 May
Imported
69GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.76GW 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

Average1.90GWImporting

In 45.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 12.3 GWh

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