Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 13 May 2017

On Saturday 13 May, demand averaged 26.6 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

26.6GW AVERAGEWind4.75 GW18%Hydro0.16 GW1%Solar1.64 GW6%Gas10.38 GW39%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports2.86 GW11%Nuclear7.07 GW26%26.6GW AVERAGE18%39%11%26%
Price
£42.65/MWh
Day average £42.65
Demand26.6GW
Generation 24.1Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables24%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 13 May 2017, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 31.8 GW at 11:30. The price £42.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £33.24/MWh at 14:30 to £56.00/MWh at 09:30. Gas made 43% 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 1.646.1%Wind 4.7517.6%Gas 10.3838.5%Hydro 0.160.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0726.2%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.6avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.8GW · 11:30
Low 19.3 · 05:25Avg 26.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
63 Out
0
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 13 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 13 May 2017, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 13 May
Imported
63GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.63GW 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

Average1.63GWImporting

In 39.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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