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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 17 May 2017

On Wednesday 17 May, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind1.91 GW6%Hydro0.24 GW1%Solar0.72 GW2%Gas16.76 GW53%Coal2.18 GW7%Imports2.67 GW8%Nuclear7.18 GW23%31.2GW AVERAGE53%8%23%
Price
£105.89/MWh
Day average £105.89
Demand31.2GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables9%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 17 May 2017, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 16:55. The price £105.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £34.73/MWh at 05:30 to £388.37/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 58% 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 0.722.3%Wind 1.916.0%Gas 16.7652.9%Hydro 0.240.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.1822.7%Coal 2.186.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 16:55
Low 21.4 · 03:55Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
51 Out
0
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 17 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 17 May 2017, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 17 May
Imported
51GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.12GW 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 45.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWImporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 13.0 GWhPumped 11.9 GWh

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