Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 24 May 2017

On Wednesday 24 May, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind2.24 GW7%Hydro0.13 GW0%Solar2.47 GW8%Gas14.09 GW46%Coal0.70 GW2%Imports2.80 GW9%Nuclear8.17 GW27%30.1GW AVERAGE7%8%46%9%27%
Price
£37.60/MWh
Day average £37.60
Demand30.1GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables16%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 24 May 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 12:30. The price £37.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 02:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £28.50/MWh at 04:00 to £62.84/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 51% 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 2.478.1%Wind 2.247.3%Gas 14.0946.0%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1726.7%Coal 0.702.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 12:30
Low 19.9 · 04:50Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
60 Out
2
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 0%Wind 8%Solar 9%

Transfers · Wed 24 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 24 May 2017, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 24 May
Imported
60GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.44GW 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

Average1.61GWImporting

In 38.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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