All interconnectors
Fri 19 May- Imported
- 73GWh
- Exported
- 0GWh
- Net in
- 73GWh
- Average net flow
- 3.02GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 19 May 2017
On Friday 19 May, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.
Price
£45.35/MWh
Day average £45.35
Demand30.1GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables12%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Friday 19 May 2017, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 12:00. The price £45.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 08:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £32.20/MWh at 04:30 to £55.33/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.565.1%Wind 1.876.1%Gas 14.4847.3%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9526.0%Coal 1.224.0%
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Demand 23.7Generation 21.1Transfers 2.6
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Demand 30.1avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 2.9avg
Peak demand36.5GW · 12:00
Low 20.8 · 03:50Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports73GWh
In73
Out0
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 6%
Transfers · Fri 19 May
Interconnectors and storage
On Friday 19 May 2017, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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-1
0
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.90GWImporting
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-1
0
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In 45.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.19GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
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In 4.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.93GWImporting
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0
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In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.12GWPumping
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Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh
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