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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 25 May 2017

On Thursday 25 May, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind1.33 GW4%Hydro0.13 GW0%Solar2.86 GW9%Gas13.97 GW46%Coal0.83 GW3%Imports3.25 GW11%Nuclear8.12 GW27%30.1GW AVERAGE9%46%11%27%
Price
£37.40/MWh
Day average £37.40
Demand30.1GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables14%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 25 May 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 12:20. The price £37.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £30.07/MWh at 13:30 to £64.34/MWh at 08:00. 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 2.869.4%Wind 1.334.4%Gas 13.9745.8%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1226.6%Coal 0.832.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 12:20
Low 20.1 · 04:55Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
71 Out
1
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 0%Wind 5%Solar 10%

Transfers · Thu 25 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 25 May 2017, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 25 May
Imported
71GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.93GW 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

Average0.09GWImporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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