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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 22 May 2017

On Monday 22 May, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind4.43 GW15%Hydro0.13 GW0%Solar2.52 GW8%Gas11.35 GW37%Coal0.65 GW2%Imports2.85 GW9%Nuclear8.43 GW28%29.8GW AVERAGE15%8%37%9%28%
Price
£37.49/MWh
Day average £37.49
Demand29.8GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables23%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 22 May 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 12:00. The price £37.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 15:20. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £30.50/MWh at 00:30 to £57.37/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 41% 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 2.528.3%Wind 4.4314.6%Gas 11.3537.4%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4327.8%Coal 0.652.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 12:00
Low 19.4 · 04:45Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
62 Out
2
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 0%Wind 16%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 22 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 22 May 2017, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 22 May
Imported
62GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.49GW 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

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 10.3 GWh

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