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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 12 May 2017

On Friday 12 May, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind3.58 GW11%Hydro0.19 GW1%Solar1.23 GW4%Gas15.94 GW50%Coal0.65 GW2%Imports3.28 GW10%Nuclear6.92 GW22%31.3GW AVERAGE11%50%10%22%
Price
£47.24/MWh
Day average £47.24
Demand31.3GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables16%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 12 May 2017, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 12:05. The price £47.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £34.19/MWh at 05:00 to £68.54/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 56% 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 1.233.9%Wind 3.5811.3%Gas 15.9450.1%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.9221.8%Coal 0.652.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 12:05
Low 22.1 · 04:25Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
70 Out
2
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 12 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 12 May 2017, Great Britain imported 70 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

Fri 12 May
Imported
70GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.86GW 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

Average1.85GWImporting

In 44.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 8.7 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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