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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 15 May 2017

On Monday 15 May, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind7.48 GW24%Hydro0.15 GW0%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas12.78 GW41%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports2.43 GW8%Nuclear7.37 GW24%30.5GW AVERAGE24%41%8%24%
Price
£51.41/MWh
Day average £51.41
Demand30.5GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables27%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 15 May 2017, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 16:55. The price £51.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 14:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £35.16/MWh at 23:30 to £66.99/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.702.3%Wind 7.4824.1%Gas 12.7841.2%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3723.8%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 16:55
Low 19.4 · 04:50Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
51 Out
1
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 15 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 15 May 2017, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 15 May
Imported
51GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.09GW 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

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWImporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 10.1 GWh

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