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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 23 May 2017

On Tuesday 23 May, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind3.04 GW10%Hydro0.10 GW0%Solar1.98 GW6%Gas13.98 GW45%Coal0.67 GW2%Imports2.70 GW9%Nuclear8.40 GW27%30.5GW AVERAGE10%45%9%27%
Price
£37.66/MWh
Day average £37.66
Demand30.5GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables17%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 23 May 2017, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 12:30. The price £37.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 01:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 14:30. The wholesale price ranged from £32.32/MWh at 14:30 to £51.68/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 50% 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 1.986.4%Wind 3.049.8%Gas 13.9845.3%Hydro 0.100.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4027.2%Coal 0.672.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 12:30
Low 20.6 · 04:40Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
57 Out
1
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 0%Wind 11%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 23 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 23 May 2017, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 23 May
Imported
57GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.33GW 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

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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